diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 83071cf..7c51f09 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make
-PYTHON := /usr/bin/env python
+PYTHON := /usr/bin/env python3
 
 lint:
 	@tox -e pep8
diff --git a/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py b/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py
index eb31b78..95a0d82 100644
--- a/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py
+++ b/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ DEFAULT_PGS_PER_OSD_TARGET = 100
 DEFAULT_POOL_WEIGHT = 10.0
 LEGACY_PG_COUNT = 200
 DEFAULT_MINIMUM_PGS = 2
+AUTOSCALER_DEFAULT_PGS = 32
 
 
 class OsdPostUpgradeError(Exception):
@@ -399,16 +400,28 @@ class ReplicatedPool(Pool):
 
     def create(self):
         if not pool_exists(self.service, self.name):
+            nautilus_or_later = cmp_pkgrevno('ceph-common', '14.2.0') >= 0
             # Create it
-            cmd = ['ceph', '--id', self.service, 'osd', 'pool', 'create',
-                   self.name, str(self.pg_num)]
+            if nautilus_or_later:
+                cmd = [
+                    'ceph', '--id', self.service, 'osd', 'pool', 'create',
+                    '--pg-num-min={}'.format(
+                        min(AUTOSCALER_DEFAULT_PGS, self.pg_num)
+                    ),
+                    self.name, str(self.pg_num)
+                ]
+            else:
+                cmd = [
+                    'ceph', '--id', self.service, 'osd', 'pool', 'create',
+                    self.name, str(self.pg_num)
+                ]
+
             try:
                 check_call(cmd)
                 # Set the pool replica size
                 update_pool(client=self.service,
                             pool=self.name,
                             settings={'size': str(self.replicas)})
-                nautilus_or_later = cmp_pkgrevno('ceph-common', '14.2.0') >= 0
                 if nautilus_or_later:
                     # Ensure we set the expected pool ratio
                     update_pool(client=self.service,
@@ -466,10 +479,24 @@ class ErasurePool(Pool):
             k = int(erasure_profile['k'])
             m = int(erasure_profile['m'])
             pgs = self.get_pgs(k + m, self.percent_data)
+            nautilus_or_later = cmp_pkgrevno('ceph-common', '14.2.0') >= 0
             # Create it
-            cmd = ['ceph', '--id', self.service, 'osd', 'pool', 'create',
-                   self.name, str(pgs), str(pgs),
-                   'erasure', self.erasure_code_profile]
+            if nautilus_or_later:
+                cmd = [
+                    'ceph', '--id', self.service, 'osd', 'pool', 'create',
+                    '--pg-num-min={}'.format(
+                        min(AUTOSCALER_DEFAULT_PGS, pgs)
+                    ),
+                    self.name, str(pgs), str(pgs),
+                    'erasure', self.erasure_code_profile
+                ]
+            else:
+                cmd = [
+                    'ceph', '--id', self.service, 'osd', 'pool', 'create',
+                    self.name, str(pgs), str(pgs),
+                    'erasure', self.erasure_code_profile
+                ]
+
             try:
                 check_call(cmd)
                 try:
@@ -478,7 +505,6 @@ class ErasurePool(Pool):
                                           name=self.app_name)
                 except CalledProcessError:
                     log('Could not set app name for pool {}'.format(self.name, level=WARNING))
-                nautilus_or_later = cmp_pkgrevno('ceph-common', '14.2.0') >= 0
                 if nautilus_or_later:
                     # Ensure we set the expected pool ratio
                     update_pool(client=self.service,
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b8fec1e..343beed 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-# The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
-# of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
-# process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
+# This file is managed centrally by release-tools and should not be modified
+# within individual charm repos.  See the 'global' dir contents for available
+# choices of *requirements.txt files for OpenStack Charms:
+#     https://github.com/openstack-charmers/release-tools
+#
+# TODO: Distill the func test requirements from the lint/unit test
+#       requirements.  They are intertwined.  Also, Zaza itself should specify
+#       all of its own requirements and if it doesn't, fix it there.
+#
 pbr>=1.8.0,<1.9.0
 simplejson>=2.2.0
 netifaces>=0.10.4
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 20dbbfc..b835733 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ basepython = python3.7
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 
+[testenv:py38]
+basepython = python3.8
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+       -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
+
 [testenv:py3]
 basepython = python3
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt