diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index e8210be..733e4cc 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ when 'suse' # :pragma-foodcritic: ~FC024 - won't fix this
     'api_service' => 'openstack-ceilometer-api',
     'client_packages' => ['python-ceilometerclient'],
     'collector_packages' => ['openstack-ceilometer-collector'],
-    'collector_service' => 'openstack-ceilometer-collector'
+    'collector_service' => 'openstack-ceilometer-collector',
+    'package_overrides' => ''
   }
 
 when 'fedora', 'redhat', 'centos'
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ when 'fedora', 'redhat', 'centos'
     'api_service' => 'openstack-ceilometer-api',
     'client_packages' => ['python-ceilometerclient'],
     'collector_packages' => ['openstack-ceilometer-collector'],
-    'collector_service' => 'openstack-ceilometer-collector'
+    'collector_service' => 'openstack-ceilometer-collector',
+    'package_overrides' => ''
   }
 
 when 'ubuntu'
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ when 'ubuntu'
     'api_service' => 'ceilometer-api',
     'client_packages' => ['python-ceilometerclient'],
     'collector_packages' => ['ceilometer-collector', 'python-mysqldb'],
-    'collector_service' => 'ceilometer-collector'
+    'collector_service' => 'ceilometer-collector',
+    'package_overrides' => "-o Dpkg::Options::='--force-confold' -o Dpkg::Options::='--force-confdef'"
   }
 end
diff --git a/recipes/agent-central.rb b/recipes/agent-central.rb
index fc8b659..0c0d467 100644
--- a/recipes/agent-central.rb
+++ b/recipes/agent-central.rb
@@ -23,9 +23,15 @@ include_recipe 'openstack-telemetry::common'
 
 platform = node['openstack']['telemetry']['platform']
 platform['agent_central_packages'].each do |pkg|
-  package pkg
+  package pkg do
+    options platform['package_overrides']
+  end
 end
 
-service platform['agent_central_service'] do
-  action :start
+service 'ceilometer-agent-central' do
+  service_name platform['agent_central_service']
+  supports status: true, restart: true
+  subscribes :restart, "template[#{node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf']}]"
+
+  action [:enable, :start]
 end
diff --git a/recipes/agent-compute.rb b/recipes/agent-compute.rb
index e7f510d..de43ef3 100644
--- a/recipes/agent-compute.rb
+++ b/recipes/agent-compute.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ include_recipe 'openstack-telemetry::common'
 
 platform = node['openstack']['telemetry']['platform']
 platform['agent_compute_packages'].each do |pkg|
-  package pkg
+  package pkg do
+    options platform['package_overrides']
+  end
 end
 
 # temp fix for compute-agent init not installing properly ubuntu
@@ -36,6 +38,10 @@ if node['platform'] == 'ubuntu'
   end
 end
 
-service platform['agent_compute_service'] do
-  action :start
+service 'ceilometer-agent-compute' do
+  service_name platform['agent_compute_service']
+  supports status: true, restart: true
+  subscribes :restart, "template[#{node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf']}]"
+
+  action [:enable, :start]
 end
diff --git a/recipes/agent-notification.rb b/recipes/agent-notification.rb
index 19e3c0a..0bda5fd 100644
--- a/recipes/agent-notification.rb
+++ b/recipes/agent-notification.rb
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ include_recipe 'openstack-telemetry::common'
 
 platform = node['openstack']['telemetry']['platform']
 platform['agent_notification_packages'].each do |pkg|
-  package pkg
+  package pkg do
+    options platform['package_overrides']
+  end
 end
 
-service platform['agent_notification_service'] do
+service 'ceilometer-agent-notification' do
+  service_name platform['agent_notification_service']
   supports status: true, restart: true
-  action :start
+  subscribes :restart, "template[#{node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf']}]"
+
+  action [:enable, :start]
 end
diff --git a/recipes/alarm-evaluator.rb b/recipes/alarm-evaluator.rb
index aa40394..a57741e 100644
--- a/recipes/alarm-evaluator.rb
+++ b/recipes/alarm-evaluator.rb
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ include_recipe 'openstack-telemetry::common'
 
 platform = node['openstack']['telemetry']['platform']
 platform['alarm_evaluator_packages'].each do |pkg|
-  package pkg
+  package pkg do
+    options platform['package_overrides']
+  end
 end
 
-service platform['alarm_evaluator_service'] do
+service 'ceilometer-agent-evaluator' do
+  service_name platform['alarm_evaluator_service']
   supports status: true, restart: true
-  action :start
+  subscribes :restart, "template[#{node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf']}]"
+
+  action [:enable, :start]
 end
diff --git a/recipes/alarm-notifier.rb b/recipes/alarm-notifier.rb
index 7b0644d..e839b45 100644
--- a/recipes/alarm-notifier.rb
+++ b/recipes/alarm-notifier.rb
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ include_recipe 'openstack-telemetry::common'
 
 platform = node['openstack']['telemetry']['platform']
 platform['alarm_notifier_packages'].each do |pkg|
-  package pkg
+  package pkg do
+    options platform['package_overrides']
+  end
 end
 
-service platform['alarm_notifier_service'] do
+service 'ceilometer-alarm-notifier' do
+  service_name platform['alarm_notifier_service']
   supports status: true, restart: true
-  action :start
+  subscribes :restart, "template[#{node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf']}]"
+
+  action [:enable, :start]
 end
diff --git a/recipes/api.rb b/recipes/api.rb
index 798b470..d8fcc45 100644
--- a/recipes/api.rb
+++ b/recipes/api.rb
@@ -30,9 +30,15 @@ end
 
 platform = node['openstack']['telemetry']['platform']
 platform['api_packages'].each do |pkg|
-  package pkg
+  package pkg do
+    options platform['package_overrides']
+  end
 end
 
-service platform['api_service'] do
-  action :start
+service 'ceilometer-api' do
+  service_name platform['api_service']
+  supports status: true, restart: true
+  subscribes :restart, "template[#{node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf']}]"
+
+  action [:enable, :start]
 end
diff --git a/recipes/client.rb b/recipes/client.rb
index dc91fec..9c6dce7 100644
--- a/recipes/client.rb
+++ b/recipes/client.rb
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ class ::Chef::Recipe # rubocop:disable Documentation
   include ::Openstack
 end
 
-platform_options = node['openstack']['telemetry']['platform']
-platform_options['client_packages'].each do |pkg|
+platform = node['openstack']['telemetry']['platform']
+platform['client_packages'].each do |pkg|
   package pkg do
-    options platform_options['package_overrides']
+    options platform['package_overrides']
 
     action :upgrade
   end
diff --git a/recipes/collector.rb b/recipes/collector.rb
index 4f7635f..e5adcb4 100644
--- a/recipes/collector.rb
+++ b/recipes/collector.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ end
 
 platform = node['openstack']['telemetry']['platform']
 platform['collector_packages'].each do |pkg|
-  package pkg
+  package pkg do
+    options platform['package_overrides']
+  end
 end
 
 # temp fix for collector init not installing properly ubuntu
@@ -45,6 +47,10 @@ if node['platform'] == 'ubuntu'
   end
 end
 
-service platform['collector_service'] do
-  action :start
+service 'ceilometer-collector' do
+  service_name platform['collector_service']
+  supports status: true, restart: true
+  subscribes :restart, "template[#{node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf']}]"
+
+  action [:enable, :start]
 end
diff --git a/recipes/common.rb b/recipes/common.rb
index bc27d21..fa4ff7e 100644
--- a/recipes/common.rb
+++ b/recipes/common.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ platform["#{db_type}_python_packages"].each do |pkg|
 end
 
 platform['common_packages'].each do |pkg|
-  package pkg
+  package pkg do
+    options platform['package_overrides']
+  end
 end
 
 mq_service_type = node['openstack']['mq']['telemetry']['service_type']
diff --git a/spec/agent-central_spec.rb b/spec/agent-central_spec.rb
index 3b6fbd7..e028e1b 100644
--- a/spec/agent-central_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/agent-central_spec.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::agent-central' do
       expect(chef_run).to install_package 'ceilometer-agent-central'
     end
 
-    it 'starts agent-central service' do
+    it 'starts and enables the agent-central service' do
+      expect(chef_run).to enable_service('ceilometer-agent-central')
       expect(chef_run).to start_service('ceilometer-agent-central')
     end
+
+    describe 'ceilometer-agent-central' do
+      it 'subscribes to its config file' do
+        expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-agent-central')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf]').delayed
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/agent-compute_spec.rb b/spec/agent-compute_spec.rb
index d5f638c..5d3593e 100644
--- a/spec/agent-compute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/agent-compute_spec.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::agent-compute' do
       expect(chef_run).to install_package 'ceilometer-agent-compute'
     end
 
-    it 'starts ceilometer-agent-compute service' do
+    it 'enables and starts the ceilometer-agent-compute service' do
+      expect(chef_run).to enable_service('ceilometer-agent-compute')
       expect(chef_run).to start_service('ceilometer-agent-compute')
     end
+
+    describe 'ceilometer-agent-compute' do
+      it 'subscribes to its config file' do
+        expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-agent-compute')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf]').delayed
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/agent-notification_spec.rb b/spec/agent-notification_spec.rb
index fa94933..8e8d7b2 100644
--- a/spec/agent-notification_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/agent-notification_spec.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::agent-notification' do
       expect(chef_run).to install_package 'ceilometer-agent-notification'
     end
 
-    it 'starts ceilometer-agent-notification service' do
+    it 'enables and starts ceilometer-agent-notification service' do
+      expect(chef_run).to enable_service('ceilometer-agent-notification')
       expect(chef_run).to start_service('ceilometer-agent-notification')
     end
+
+    describe 'ceilometer-agent-notification' do
+      it 'subscribes to its config file' do
+        expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-agent-notification')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf]').delayed
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/alarm-evaluator_spec.rb b/spec/alarm-evaluator_spec.rb
index 36a5b9b..3aac374 100644
--- a/spec/alarm-evaluator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/alarm-evaluator_spec.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::alarm-evaluator' do
       expect(chef_run).to install_package 'ceilometer-alarm-evaluator'
     end
 
-    it 'starts alarm-evaluator service' do
+    it 'starts and enables the alarm-evaluator service' do
+      expect(chef_run).to enable_service('ceilometer-alarm-evaluator')
       expect(chef_run).to start_service('ceilometer-alarm-evaluator')
     end
+
+    describe 'ceilometer-alarm-evaluator' do
+      it 'subscribes to its config file' do
+        expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-alarm-evaluator')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf]').delayed
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/alarm-notifier_spec.rb b/spec/alarm-notifier_spec.rb
index 3ba19a8..9d5d4ee 100644
--- a/spec/alarm-notifier_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/alarm-notifier_spec.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::alarm-notifier' do
       expect(chef_run).to install_package 'ceilometer-alarm-notifier'
     end
 
-    it 'starts alarm-notifier service' do
+    it 'starts and enables the alarm-notifier service' do
+      expect(chef_run).to enable_service('ceilometer-alarm-notifier')
       expect(chef_run).to start_service('ceilometer-alarm-notifier')
     end
+
+    describe 'ceilometer-alarm-notifier' do
+      it 'subscribes to its config file' do
+        expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-alarm-notifier')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf]').delayed
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/api_spec.rb b/spec/api_spec.rb
index 60a9d14..0366eb4 100644
--- a/spec/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api_spec.rb
@@ -19,12 +19,19 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::api' do
         )
     end
 
-    it 'starts api service' do
+    it 'installs the api package' do
+      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'ceilometer-api'
+    end
+
+    it 'enables and starts the api service' do
+      expect(chef_run).to enable_service('ceilometer-api')
       expect(chef_run).to start_service('ceilometer-api')
     end
 
-    it 'starts api service' do
-      expect(chef_run).to start_service('ceilometer-api')
+    describe 'ceilometer-api' do
+      it 'subscribes to its config file' do
+        expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-api')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf]').delayed
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/collector_spec.rb b/spec/collector_spec.rb
index ec639bd..0582949 100644
--- a/spec/collector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/collector_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::collector' do
     include_context 'telemetry-stubs'
     include_examples 'expect-runs-common-recipe'
 
+    it 'installs the collector package' do
+      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'ceilometer-collector'
+    end
+
     it 'executes ceilometer dbsync' do
       command = 'ceilometer-dbsync --config-file /etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf'
       expect(chef_run).to run_execute command
@@ -26,8 +30,15 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::collector' do
       expect(chef_run).to install_package('python-mysqldb')
     end
 
-    it 'starts collector service' do
+    it 'starts and enables the collector service' do
+      expect(chef_run).to enable_service('ceilometer-collector')
       expect(chef_run).to start_service('ceilometer-collector')
     end
+
+    describe 'ceilometer-collector' do
+      it 'subscribes to its config file' do
+        expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-collector')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf]').delayed
+      end
+    end
   end
 end