diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index a30185a..5e61d4d 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ when 'fedora', 'rhel'
   default['openstack']['bare-metal']['platform'] = {
     'ironic_api_packages' => ['openstack-ironic-api'],
     'ironic_api_service' => 'openstack-ironic-api',
-    'ironic_conductor_packages' => ['openstack-ironic-conductor', 'shellinabox'],
+    'ironic_conductor_packages' => ['openstack-ironic-conductor', 'shellinabox', 'ipmitool'],
     'ironic_conductor_service' => 'openstack-ironic-conductor',
     'ironic_common_packages' => ['openstack-ironic-common', 'python-ironicclient']
   }
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ when 'debian'
   default['openstack']['bare-metal']['platform'] = {
     'ironic_api_packages' => ['ironic-api'],
     'ironic_api_service' => 'ironic-api',
-    'ironic_conductor_packages' => ['ironic-conductor', 'shellinabox'],
+    'ironic_conductor_packages' => ['ironic-conductor', 'shellinabox', 'ipmitool'],
     'ironic_conductor_service' => 'ironic-conductor',
     'ironic_common_packages' => ['python-ironicclient', 'ironic-common']
   }
diff --git a/recipes/api.rb b/recipes/api.rb
index 1f339fa..7e0e39d 100644
--- a/recipes/api.rb
+++ b/recipes/api.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ platform_options['ironic_api_packages'].each do |pkg|
   package pkg do
     action :upgrade
 
-    notifies :restart, 'service[ironic-api]'
+    notifies :restart, 'service[ironic-api]', :delayed
   end
 end
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ service 'ironic-api' do
   subscribes :restart, 'template[/etc/ironic/ironic.conf]'
 
   platform_options['ironic_common_packages'].each do |pkg|
-    subscribes :restart, "package[#{pkg}]"
+    subscribes :restart, "package[#{pkg}]", :delayed
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/recipes/conductor.rb b/recipes/conductor.rb
index e24bfd0..2341194 100644
--- a/recipes/conductor.rb
+++ b/recipes/conductor.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ platform_options['ironic_conductor_packages'].each do |pkg|
   package pkg do
     action :upgrade
 
-    notifies :restart, 'service[ironic-conductor]'
+    notifies :restart, 'service[ironic-conductor]', :delayed
   end
 end
 
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ service 'ironic-conductor' do
   subscribes :restart, 'template[/etc/ironic/ironic.conf]'
 
   platform_options['ironic_common_packages'].each do |pkg|
-    subscribes :restart, "package[#{pkg}]"
+    subscribes :restart, "package[#{pkg}]", :delayed
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/api_spec.rb b/spec/api_spec.rb
index 934abb9..ea253e8 100644
--- a/spec/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe 'openstack-bare-metal::api' do
       let(:package) { chef_run.package('ironic-api') }
 
       it 'sends a notification to the service' do
-        expect(package).to notify('service[ironic-api]').to(:restart)
+        expect(package).to notify('service[ironic-api]').to(:restart).delayed
       end
     end
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe 'openstack-bare-metal::api' do
       end
 
       it 'subscribes to the common packages' do
-        expect(service).to subscribe_to('package[python-ironicclient]')
+        expect(service).to subscribe_to('package[python-ironicclient]').delayed
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/conductor_spec.rb b/spec/conductor_spec.rb
index 0235743..04deaee 100644
--- a/spec/conductor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/conductor_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe 'openstack-bare-metal::conductor' do
     end
 
     it 'upgrades ironic conductor packages' do
-      %w(ironic-conductor shellinabox).each do |pkg|
+      %w(ironic-conductor shellinabox ipmitool).each do |pkg|
         expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package(pkg)
       end
     end
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe 'openstack-bare-metal::conductor' do
       let(:package) { chef_run.package('ironic-conductor') }
 
       it 'sends a notification to the service' do
-        expect(package).to notify('service[ironic-conductor]').to(:restart)
+        expect(package).to notify('service[ironic-conductor]').to(:restart).delayed
       end
     end
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe 'openstack-bare-metal::conductor' do
       end
 
       it 'subscribes to the common packages' do
-        expect(service).to subscribe_to('package[python-ironicclient]')
+        expect(service).to subscribe_to('package[python-ironicclient]').delayed
       end
     end
   end