diff --git a/manifests/compute/hypervisor.pp b/manifests/compute/hypervisor.pp
index 84ece3fd..cb7fa4ce 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/hypervisor.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/hypervisor.pp
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ Host *
       mode   => '0644',
       notify => Service['libvirtd']
     }
+    # Nova support for RBD backend is not supported in Red Hat packages
+    if $has_ceph {
+      warning('Red Hat does not support RBD backend for VMs.')
+    }
+    $has_ceph_real = false
+  } else {
+    $has_ceph_real = $has_ceph
   }
 
   if $::operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu' {
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ Host *
 
   class { 'nova::compute::neutron': }
 
-  if $has_ceph {
+  if $has_ceph_real {
 
     $libvirt_disk_cachemodes_real = ['network=writeback']
     include 'cloud::storage::rbd'
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb
index d56a05ad..c2d93704 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb
@@ -70,10 +70,7 @@ describe 'cloud::compute::hypervisor' do
       { :libvirt_type                         => 'kvm',
         :server_proxyclient_address           => '7.0.0.1',
         :spice_port                           => '6082',
-        :has_ceph                             => true,
-        :cinder_rbd_user                      => 'cinder',
-        :nova_rbd_pool                        => 'nova',
-        :nova_rbd_secret_uuid                 => 'secrete',
+        :has_ceph                             => false,
         :nova_ssh_private_key                 => 'secrete',
         :nova_ssh_public_key                  => 'public',
         :ks_nova_public_proto                 => 'http',
@@ -213,15 +210,6 @@ describe 'cloud::compute::hypervisor' do
         )
     end
 
-    it 'configure libvirt driver' do
-      should contain_class('nova::compute::libvirt').with(
-          :libvirt_type      => 'kvm',
-          :vncserver_listen  => '0.0.0.0',
-          :migration_support => true,
-          :libvirt_disk_cachemodes => ['network=writeback']
-        )
-    end
-
     it 'configure nova compute with neutron' do
       should contain_class('nova::compute::neutron')
     end
@@ -230,18 +218,17 @@ describe 'cloud::compute::hypervisor' do
       should contain_class('ceilometer::agent::compute')
     end
 
-    it 'configure nova-compute to support RBD backend' do
-      should contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/libvirt_images_type').with('value' => 'rbd')
-      should contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/libvirt_images_rbd_pool').with('value' => 'nova')
-      should contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/libvirt_images_rbd_ceph_conf').with('value' => '/etc/ceph/ceph.conf')
-      should contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/rbd_user').with('value' => 'cinder')
-      should contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/rbd_secret_uuid').with('value' => 'secrete')
-      should contain_group('cephkeyring').with(:ensure => 'present')
-      should contain_exec('add-nova-to-group').with(
-        :command => 'usermod -a -G cephkeyring nova',
-        :unless  => 'groups nova | grep cephkeyring',
-        :path    => ['/usr/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/bin', '/sbin']
-      )
+    it 'should not configure nova-compute for RBD backend' do
+      should_not contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/rbd_user').with('value' => 'cinder')
+    end
+
+    it 'configure libvirt driver without disk cachemodes' do
+      should contain_class('nova::compute::libvirt').with(
+          :libvirt_type      => 'kvm',
+          :vncserver_listen  => '0.0.0.0',
+          :migration_support => true,
+          :libvirt_disk_cachemodes => []
+        )
     end
 
     it 'configure nova-compute with extra parameters' do
@@ -267,23 +254,59 @@ describe 'cloud::compute::hypervisor' do
       end
     end
 
-    context 'without RBD backend' do
+    context 'with RBD backend on Debian plaforms' do
       before :each do
-        params.merge!( :has_ceph => false )
+        facts.merge!( :osfamily => 'Debian' )
+        params.merge!(
+          :has_ceph             => true,
+          :cinder_rbd_user      => 'cinder',
+          :nova_rbd_pool        => 'nova',
+          :nova_rbd_secret_uuid => 'secrete' )
       end
 
-      it 'should not configure nova-compute for RBD backend' do
-        should_not contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/rbd_user').with('value' => 'cinder')
+      it 'configure nova-compute to support RBD backend' do
+        should contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/libvirt_images_type').with('value' => 'rbd')
+        should contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/libvirt_images_rbd_pool').with('value' => 'nova')
+        should contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/libvirt_images_rbd_ceph_conf').with('value' => '/etc/ceph/ceph.conf')
+        should contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/rbd_user').with('value' => 'cinder')
+        should contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/rbd_secret_uuid').with('value' => 'secrete')
+        should contain_group('cephkeyring').with(:ensure => 'present')
+        should contain_exec('add-nova-to-group').with(
+          :command => 'usermod -a -G cephkeyring nova',
+          :unless  => 'groups nova | grep cephkeyring'
+        )
       end
-      it 'configure libvirt driver without disk cachemodes' do
+
+      it 'configure libvirt driver' do
         should contain_class('nova::compute::libvirt').with(
             :libvirt_type      => 'kvm',
             :vncserver_listen  => '0.0.0.0',
             :migration_support => true,
-            :libvirt_disk_cachemodes => []
+            :libvirt_disk_cachemodes => ['network=writeback']
           )
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when trying to enable RBD backend on RedHat plaforms' do
+      before :each do
+        facts.merge!( :operatingsystem => 'RedHat' )
+        params.merge!(
+          :has_ceph             => true,
+          :cinder_rbd_user      => 'cinder',
+          :nova_rbd_pool        => 'nova',
+          :nova_rbd_secret_uuid => 'secrete' )
+      end
+
+      it 'configure libvirt driver without libvirt_disk_cachemodes' do
+        should contain_class('nova::compute::libvirt').with(
+          :libvirt_type      => 'kvm',
+          :vncserver_listen  => '0.0.0.0',
+          :migration_support => true,
+          :libvirt_disk_cachemodes => []
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
  end
 
   context 'on Debian platforms' do