diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/nova/compute.pp b/manifests/profile/base/nova/compute.pp
index 0eb2ed79f..84b8bd592 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/nova/compute.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/nova/compute.pp
@@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::nova::compute (
 
     # When utilising images for deployment, we need to reset the iSCSI initiator name to make it unique
     # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244328
+    ensure_resource('package', 'iscsi-initiator-utils', { ensure => 'present' })
     exec { 'reset-iscsi-initiator-name':
       command => '/bin/echo InitiatorName=$(/usr/sbin/iscsi-iname) > /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi',
       onlyif  => '/usr/bin/test ! -f /etc/iscsi/.initiator_reset',
       before  => File['/etc/iscsi/.initiator_reset'],
+      require => Package['iscsi-initiator-utils'],
     }
     file { '/etc/iscsi/.initiator_reset':
       ensure => present,
diff --git a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_nova_compute_spec.rb b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_nova_compute_spec.rb
index a6fdbd6df..9e5b3b5cc 100644
--- a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_nova_compute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_nova_compute_spec.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe 'tripleo::profile::base::nova::compute' do
         is_expected.to_not contain_class('tripleo::profile::base::nova')
         is_expected.to_not contain_class('nova::compute')
         is_expected.to_not contain_class('nova::network::neutron')
+        is_expected.to_not contain_package('iscsi-initiator-utils')
         is_expected.to_not contain_exec('reset-iscsi-initiator-name')
         is_expected.to_not contain_file('/etc/iscsi/.initiator_reset')
       }
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ eos
           is_expected.to contain_class('tripleo::profile::base::nova')
           is_expected.to contain_class('nova::compute')
           is_expected.to contain_class('nova::network::neutron')
+          is_expected.to contain_package('iscsi-initiator-utils')
           is_expected.to contain_exec('reset-iscsi-initiator-name')
           is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/iscsi/.initiator_reset')
           is_expected.to_not contain_package('nfs-utils')
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ eos
           is_expected.to contain_class('tripleo::profile::base::nova')
           is_expected.to contain_class('nova::compute')
           is_expected.to contain_class('nova::network::neutron')
+          is_expected.to contain_package('iscsi-initiator-utils')
           is_expected.to contain_exec('reset-iscsi-initiator-name')
           is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/iscsi/.initiator_reset')
           is_expected.to contain_package('nfs-utils')