diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/release_slave.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/release_slave.pp
index 982d76e179..4cadc5a35e 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/release_slave.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/release_slave.pp
@@ -55,13 +55,26 @@ class openstack_project::release_slave (
 
   package { ['nodejs', 'nodejs-legacy', 'npm']:
     ensure => latest,
-    before => Exec['upgrade npm'],
+    before => [
+      Exec['upgrade npm']
+    ]
+  }
+
+  exec { 'assert npm@2':
+    command  => 'npm install npm@2 -g --upgrade',
+    path     => '/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin',
+    onlyif   => '[ `npm --version | cut -c 1` = "1" ]',
+    require  => [
+      Package['npm'],
+      File['/etc/npmrc'],
+    ],
   }
 
   exec { 'upgrade npm':
     command  => 'npm install npm -g --upgrade',
     path     => '/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin',
-    onlyif   => '[ `npm view npm version` != `npm --version` ]'
+    onlyif   => '[ `npm view npm version` != `npm --version` ]',
+    require  => Exec['assert npm@2'],
   }
 
   file { '/home/jenkins/.pypirc':
@@ -78,10 +91,18 @@ class openstack_project::release_slave (
     owner   => 'jenkins',
     group   => 'jenkins',
     mode    => '0600',
-    content => template('openstack_project/npmrc.erb'),
+    content => template('openstack_project/npmrc_jenkins.erb'),
     require => File['/home/jenkins'],
   }
 
+  file { '/etc/npmrc':
+    ensure  => present,
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+    mode    => '0666',
+    content => template('openstack_project/npmrc_global.erb'),
+  }
+
   file { '/home/jenkins/.jenkinsci-curl':
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'jenkins',
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/templates/npmrc_global.erb b/modules/openstack_project/templates/npmrc_global.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdd42b825e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/templates/npmrc_global.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+tag-version-prefix=
+sign-git-tag=true
+prefix=/usr/local
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/templates/npmrc.erb b/modules/openstack_project/templates/npmrc_jenkins.erb
similarity index 89%
rename from modules/openstack_project/templates/npmrc.erb
rename to modules/openstack_project/templates/npmrc_jenkins.erb
index 9b267d8ad2..cf6550c5e6 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/templates/npmrc.erb
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/templates/npmrc_jenkins.erb
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 init.author.name=<%= jenkins_gitfullname %>
 init.author.email=<%= jenkins_gitemail %>
 init.author.url=<%= npm_userurl %>
-tag-version-prefix=
-sign-git-tag=true
 
 //registry.npmjs.org/:username=<%= npm_username %>
 //registry.npmjs.org/:_password=<%= Base64.encode64(npm_userpassword) %>