diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b6caa808..c1b0b08f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ nova_pip_packages:
 nova_compute_lxd_pip_packages:
   - pylxd
   - nova-lxd
+  - pyOpenSSL
 
 nova_qemu_user: libvirt-qemu
 nova_qemu_group: kvm
diff --git a/tasks/nova_disable_smt.yml b/tasks/nova_disable_smt.yml
index 336a6ab3..95963e95 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_disable_smt.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_disable_smt.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 - name: Disable SMT
   command: /usr/sbin/ppc64_cpu --smt=off
+  changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
   tags:
     - kvm-disable-smt