diff --git a/deployment/puppet/horizon/manifests/init.pp b/deployment/puppet/horizon/manifests/init.pp
index 17b3152afd..009b94f907 100644
--- a/deployment/puppet/horizon/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/deployment/puppet/horizon/manifests/init.pp
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ class horizon(
     require => Package[$::horizon::params::http_service],
   }
 
+  define horizon_safe_package(){
+    if ! defined(Package[$name]){
+      @package { $name : }
+    }
+  }
+  if $::operatingsystem == 'redhat' {
+    horizon_safe_package { $horizon_additional_packages : }
+  }
+
+
   File {
     require => Package['dashboard'],
     owner   => $wsgi_user,
diff --git a/deployment/puppet/horizon/manifests/params.pp b/deployment/puppet/horizon/manifests/params.pp
index 17c6c4d33b..aeb9442f55 100644
--- a/deployment/puppet/horizon/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/deployment/puppet/horizon/manifests/params.pp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class horizon::params {
       $vhosts_file               = '/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf'
       $http_modwsgi              = 'mod_wsgi'
       $package_name              = 'openstack-dashboard'
+      $horizon_additional_packages = ['nodejs', 'nodejs-less']
       $httpd_listen_config_file  = '/etc/httpd/conf.d/ports.conf'
       $local_settings_path       = '/etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings'
       $root_url                  = '/dashboard'