diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 99b1b891..2df35aff 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -390,21 +390,14 @@ class horizon(
     order   => '50',
   }
 
-  # debian/ubuntu do not use collect static as the packaging already handles
-  # this as part of the packages. This was put in as a work around for Debian
-  # who has since fixed their packaging.
-  # See I813b5f6067bb6ecce279cab7278d9227c4d31d28 for the original history
-  # behind this section.
-  if $::os_package_type == 'rpm' {
-    exec { 'refresh_horizon_django_cache':
-      command     => "${::horizon::params::manage_py} collectstatic --noinput --clear && ${::horizon::params::manage_py} compress --force",
-      refreshonly => true,
-      require     => Package['horizon'],
-    }
+  exec { 'refresh_horizon_django_cache':
+    command     => "${::horizon::params::manage_py} collectstatic --noinput --clear && ${::horizon::params::manage_py} compress --force",
+    refreshonly => true,
+    require     => Package['horizon'],
+  }
 
-    if $compress_offline {
-      Concat[$::horizon::params::config_file] ~> Exec['refresh_horizon_django_cache']
-    }
+  if $::os_package_type == 'rpm' and $compress_offline {
+    Concat[$::horizon::params::config_file] ~> Exec['refresh_horizon_django_cache']
   }
 
   if $configure_apache {
diff --git a/spec/classes/horizon_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/horizon_init_spec.rb
index 462fc5a7..7811142e 100644
--- a/spec/classes/horizon_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/horizon_init_spec.rb
@@ -30,16 +30,10 @@ describe 'horizon' do
             :tag    => ['openstack', 'horizon-package'],
           )
       }
-      it {
-        if facts[:os_package_type] == 'rpm'
-          is_expected.to contain_exec('refresh_horizon_django_cache').with({
+      it { is_expected.to contain_exec('refresh_horizon_django_cache').with({
           :command     => '/usr/share/openstack-dashboard/manage.py collectstatic --noinput --clear && /usr/share/openstack-dashboard/manage.py compress --force',
           :refreshonly => true,
-          })
-        else
-          is_expected.to_not contain_exec('refresh_horizon_django_cache')
-        end
-      }
+      })}
       it {
         if facts[:os_package_type] == 'rpm'
           is_expected.to contain_concat(platforms_params[:config_file]).that_notifies('Exec[refresh_horizon_django_cache]')
@@ -187,13 +181,7 @@ describe 'horizon' do
         ])
       end
 
-      it {
-        if facts[:os_package_type] == 'rpm'
-          is_expected.to contain_exec('refresh_horizon_django_cache')
-        else
-          is_expected.to_not contain_exec('refresh_horizon_django_cache')
-        end
-      }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_exec('refresh_horizon_django_cache') }
     end
 
     context 'with tuskar-ui enabled' do
@@ -414,7 +402,8 @@ describe 'horizon' do
     before do
       facts.merge!({
         :osfamily               => 'RedHat',
-        :operatingsystemrelease => '6.0'
+        :operatingsystemrelease => '6.0',
+        :os_package_type        => 'rpm'
       })
     end
 
@@ -437,8 +426,8 @@ describe 'horizon' do
     before do
       facts.merge!({
         :osfamily               => 'Debian',
-        :operatingsystem        => 'Debian',
         :operatingsystemrelease => '6.0',
+        :operatingsystem        => 'Debian',
         :os_package_type        => 'debian'
       })
     end
@@ -482,5 +471,4 @@ describe 'horizon' do
       ])
     end
   end
-
 end
diff --git a/spec/classes/horizon_wsgi_apache_spec.rb b/spec/classes/horizon_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
index a0d70066..e6a67e16 100644
--- a/spec/classes/horizon_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/horizon_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
@@ -292,5 +292,4 @@ describe 'horizon::wsgi::apache' do
       end
     end
   end
-
 end