diff --git a/manifests/backend/iscsi.pp b/manifests/backend/iscsi.pp
index d581866c..8d48278e 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/iscsi.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/iscsi.pp
@@ -70,12 +70,10 @@ define cinder::backend::iscsi (
   # NOTE(mnaser): Cinder requires /usr/sbin/thin_check to create volumes which
   #               does not get installed with Cinder (see LP#1615134).
   if $facts['os']['family'] == 'Debian' {
-    if ! defined(Package['thin-provisioning-tools']) {
-      package { 'thin-provisioning-tools':
-        ensure => present,
-        tag    => 'cinder-support-package',
-      }
-    }
+    ensure_packages( 'thin-provisioning-tools', {
+      ensure => present,
+      tag    => 'cinder-support-package',
+    })
   }
 
   cinder_config {
diff --git a/manifests/backend/nvmeof.pp b/manifests/backend/nvmeof.pp
index cc442e40..7122768b 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/nvmeof.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/nvmeof.pp
@@ -95,16 +95,16 @@ define cinder::backend::nvmeof (
     "${name}/target_secondary_ip_addresses": value => join(any2array($target_secondary_ip_addresses), ',');
   }
 
-  package { 'nvmetcli':
+  ensure_packages ( 'nvmetcli', {
     ensure => present,
     name   => 'nvmetcli',
     tag    => 'cinder-support-package',
-  }
+  })
 
-  package { 'nvme-cli':
+  ensure_packages ( 'nvme-cli', {
     ensure => present,
     name   => 'nvme-cli',
     tag    => 'cinder-support-package',
-  }
+  })
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/backend/vstorage.pp b/manifests/backend/vstorage.pp
index 8f25d837..f8c47cc5 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/vstorage.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/vstorage.pp
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ define cinder::backend::vstorage (
   }
 
   if $manage_package {
-    package { 'vstorage-client':
+    ensure_packages( 'vstorage-client', {
       ensure => present,
       tag    => 'cinder-support-package',
-    }
+    })
   }
 
   $mount_opts = ['-u', $mount_user_real, '-g', $mount_group, '-m', $mount_permissions]
diff --git a/spec/defines/cinder_backend_nvmeof_spec.rb b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_nvmeof_spec.rb
index faf8ea9b..302baad7 100644
--- a/spec/defines/cinder_backend_nvmeof_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_nvmeof_spec.rb
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ describe 'cinder::backend::nvmeof' do
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_package('nvmetcli').with(
         :name   => 'nvmetcli',
-        :ensure => 'present',
+        :ensure => 'installed',
         :tag    => 'cinder-support-package',
       )}
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_package('nvme-cli').with(
         :name   => 'nvme-cli',
-        :ensure => 'present',
+        :ensure => 'installed',
         :tag    => 'cinder-support-package',
       )}
     end
diff --git a/spec/defines/cinder_backend_vstorage_spec.rb b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_vstorage_spec.rb
index e13a8e55..b70e9f9c 100644
--- a/spec/defines/cinder_backend_vstorage_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_vstorage_spec.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ describe 'cinder::backend::vstorage' do
       :value => 'cinder.volume.drivers.vzstorage.VZStorageDriver'
     )}
 
-    it { is_expected.to contain_package('vstorage-client').with_ensure('present') }
+    it { is_expected.to contain_package('vstorage-client').with(
+      :ensure => 'installed',
+      :tag    => 'cinder-support-package',
+    ) }
 
     it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/cinder/vstorage_shares.conf').with(
       :content => "stor1:passw0rd [\"-u\", \"cinder\", \"-g\", \"root\", \"-m\", \"0770\"]"