diff --git a/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_block_storage.sh b/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_block_storage.sh
index f161c049ac..39861826ec 100644
--- a/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_block_storage.sh
+++ b/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_block_storage.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ if [[ -n $(rpm -q --scripts openvswitch | awk '/postuninstall/,/*/' | grep "syst
     pushd OVS_UPGRADE
     echo "Attempting to downloading latest openvswitch with yumdownloader"
     yumdownloader --resolve openvswitch
-    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun"
-    rpm -U --nopostun ./*.rpm
+    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun option"
+    rpm -U --replacepkgs --nopostun ./*.rpm
     popd
 else
     echo "Skipping manual upgrade of openvswitch - no restart in postun detected"
diff --git a/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_ceph_storage.sh b/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_ceph_storage.sh
index e690a38367..d84cad45a2 100644
--- a/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_ceph_storage.sh
+++ b/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_ceph_storage.sh
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ timeout 60 bash -c "while kill -0 ${OSD_PIDS} 2> /dev/null; do
 done"
 
 # Special-case OVS for https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1635205
-if [[ -n \$(rpm -q --scripts openvswitch | awk '/postuninstall/,/*/' | grep "systemctl.*try-restart") ]]; then
+if [[ -n $(rpm -q --scripts openvswitch | awk '/postuninstall/,/*/' | grep "systemctl.*try-restart") ]]; then
     echo "Manual upgrade of openvswitch - restart in postun detected"
     mkdir OVS_UPGRADE || true
     pushd OVS_UPGRADE
     echo "Attempting to downloading latest openvswitch with yumdownloader"
     yumdownloader --resolve openvswitch
-    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun"
-    rpm -U --nopostun ./*.rpm
+    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun option"
+    rpm -U --replacepkgs --nopostun ./*.rpm
     popd
 else
     echo "Skipping manual upgrade of openvswitch - no restart in postun detected"
diff --git a/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_compute.sh b/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_compute.sh
index 950fe8d554..f5105a1a41 100644
--- a/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_compute.sh
+++ b/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_compute.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ set -eu
 
 crudini  --set /etc/nova/nova.conf upgrade_levels compute $upgrade_level_nova_compute
 
-
 # Special-case OVS for https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1635205
 if [[ -n \$(rpm -q --scripts openvswitch | awk '/postuninstall/,/*/' | grep "systemctl.*try-restart") ]]; then
     echo "Manual upgrade of openvswitch - restart in postun detected"
@@ -26,8 +25,8 @@ if [[ -n \$(rpm -q --scripts openvswitch | awk '/postuninstall/,/*/' | grep "sys
     pushd OVS_UPGRADE
     echo "Attempting to downloading latest openvswitch with yumdownloader"
     yumdownloader --resolve openvswitch
-    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun"
-    rpm -U --nopostun ./*.rpm
+    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun option"
+    rpm -U --replacepkgs --nopostun ./*.rpm
     popd
 else
     echo "Skipping manual upgrade of openvswitch - no restart in postun detected"
diff --git a/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_controller_pacemaker_1.sh b/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_controller_pacemaker_1.sh
index 4a10fa7e10..fbdbc30b27 100755
--- a/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_controller_pacemaker_1.sh
+++ b/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_controller_pacemaker_1.sh
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ if [ $DO_MYSQL_UPGRADE -eq 1 ]; then
     mv /var/lib/mysql $MYSQL_TEMP_UPGRADE_BACKUP_DIR
 fi
 
-
 # Special-case OVS for https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1635205
 if [[ -n $(rpm -q --scripts openvswitch | awk '/postuninstall/,/*/' | grep "systemctl.*try-restart") ]]; then
     echo "Manual upgrade of openvswitch - restart in postun detected"
@@ -130,8 +129,8 @@ if [[ -n $(rpm -q --scripts openvswitch | awk '/postuninstall/,/*/' | grep "syst
     pushd OVS_UPGRADE
     echo "Attempting to downloading latest openvswitch with yumdownloader"
     yumdownloader --resolve openvswitch
-    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun"
-    rpm -U --nopostun ./*.rpm
+    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun option"
+    rpm -U --replacepkgs --nopostun ./*.rpm
     popd
 else
     echo "Skipping manual upgrade of openvswitch - no restart in postun detected"
diff --git a/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_object_storage.sh b/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_object_storage.sh
index 750ad82cb5..2667bb1677 100644
--- a/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_object_storage.sh
+++ b/extraconfig/tasks/major_upgrade_object_storage.sh
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ if [[ -n \$(rpm -q --scripts openvswitch | awk '/postuninstall/,/*/' | grep "sys
     pushd OVS_UPGRADE
     echo "Attempting to downloading latest openvswitch with yumdownloader"
     yumdownloader --resolve openvswitch
-    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun"
-    rpm -U --nopostun ./*.rpm
+    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun option"
+    rpm -U --replacepkgs --nopostun ./*.rpm
     popd
 else
     echo "Skipping manual upgrade of openvswitch - no restart in postun detected"
diff --git a/extraconfig/tasks/yum_update.sh b/extraconfig/tasks/yum_update.sh
index 4ca0b14009..c2d7d58dee 100755
--- a/extraconfig/tasks/yum_update.sh
+++ b/extraconfig/tasks/yum_update.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ else
     exit 0
 fi
 
-
 # Special-case OVS for https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1635205
 if [[ -n $(rpm -q --scripts openvswitch | awk '/postuninstall/,/*/' | grep "systemctl.*try-restart") ]]; then
     echo "Manual upgrade of openvswitch - restart in postun detected"
@@ -88,8 +87,8 @@ if [[ -n $(rpm -q --scripts openvswitch | awk '/postuninstall/,/*/' | grep "syst
     pushd OVS_UPGRADE
     echo "Attempting to downloading latest openvswitch with yumdownloader"
     yumdownloader --resolve openvswitch
-    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun"
-    rpm -U --nopostun ./*.rpm
+    echo "Updating openvswitch with nopostun option"
+    rpm -U --replacepkgs --nopostun ./*.rpm
     popd
 else
     echo "Skipping manual upgrade of openvswitch - no restart in postun detected"