diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index bcacc6e..f78750d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ verbose: True
 # Set the package install state for distribution packages
 # Options are 'present' and 'latest'
 tacker_package_state: "latest"
+tacker_pip_package_state: "latest"
 
 tacker_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/tacker
 tacker_git_install_branch: master
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 9bc9970..f58cfe5 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 - name: Check init system
   command: cat /proc/1/comm
   register: _pid1_name
-  changed_when: false
+  changed_when: False
   tags:
     - always
 
diff --git a/tasks/tacker_db_setup.yml b/tasks/tacker_db_setup.yml
index 3e12649..bcc20d6 100644
--- a/tasks/tacker_db_setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/tacker_db_setup.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# TODO(mbuil): Fix the ansible lint
 - name: Perform a tacker DB sync
   command: "{{ tacker_bin }}/tacker-db-manage
     --config-file {{ tacker_etc_dir }}/tacker.conf upgrade head"
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ tacker_system_user_name }}"
+  changed_when: False
   tags:
     - tacker-db-sync
     - tacker-setup
     - tacker-command-bin
-    - skip_ansible_lint
diff --git a/tasks/tacker_init_upstart.yml b/tasks/tacker_init_upstart.yml
index 7d6f6de..c6b59e6 100644
--- a/tasks/tacker_init_upstart.yml
+++ b/tasks/tacker_init_upstart.yml
@@ -26,14 +26,8 @@
   notify:
     - Restart tacker services
 
-# TODO(mbuil): Fix the ansible lint
-# probably replace shell by command
 - name: Reload init scripts
-  shell: |
-    initctl reload-configuration
+  command: initctl reload-configuration
   when: upstart_init | changed
   notify:
     - Restart tacker services
-  tags:
-    - skip_ansible_lint
-
diff --git a/tasks/tacker_install.yml b/tasks/tacker_install.yml
index 807bfde..f004df6 100644
--- a/tasks/tacker_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/tacker_install.yml
@@ -51,12 +51,10 @@
   when:
     - not tacker_developer_mode | bool
 
-# TODO(mbuil): Fix the ansible lint
-# Hint: latest should be a var.
 - name: Install requires pip packages
   pip:
     name: "{{ tacker_requires_pip_packages | join(' ') }}"
-    state: latest
+    state: "{{ tacker_pip_package_state }}"
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success
@@ -115,12 +113,10 @@
   notify:
     - Restart tacker services
 
-# TODO(mbuil): Fix the ansible lint
-# hint: latest should be a var.
 - name: Install pip packages
   pip:
     name: "{{ tacker_pip_packages | join(' ') }}"
-    state: latest
+    state: "{{ tacker_pip_package_state }}"
     virtualenv: "{{ tacker_bin | dirname }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"