diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index afd99d5a..1291301a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 ## Verbosity Options
 debug: False
 
-# Set the package install state for distribution packages
+# Set the package install state for distribution and pip packages
 # Options are 'present' and 'latest'
 horizon_package_state: "latest"
+horizon_pip_package_state: "latest"
 
 ## Toggle developer mode
 horizon_developer_mode: false
diff --git a/tasks/horizon_db_setup.yml b/tasks/horizon_db_setup.yml
index 388b9a7c..a46c708e 100644
--- a/tasks/horizon_db_setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/horizon_db_setup.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   command: "{{ horizon_bin }}/horizon-manage.py syncdb --noinput"
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ horizon_system_user_name }}"
+  changed_when: false
 
 - name: Register DB session cleanup cron
   cron:
diff --git a/tasks/horizon_install.yml b/tasks/horizon_install.yml
index ab2cf26c..7ff470a6 100644
--- a/tasks/horizon_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/horizon_install.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 - name: Install requires pip packages
   pip:
     name: "{{ horizon_requires_pip_packages | join(' ') }}"
-    state: latest
+    state: "{{ horizon_pip_package_state }}"
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 - name: Install pip packages
   pip:
     name: "{{ horizon_pip_packages | join(' ') }}"
-    state: latest
+    state: "{{ horizon_pip_package_state }}"
     virtualenv: "{{ horizon_bin | dirname }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options_fact }}"
diff --git a/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml b/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml
index dc691cb2..a89e6358 100644
--- a/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
   command: "{{ horizon_bin }}/horizon-manage.py compilemessages"
   args:
     chdir: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+  changed_when: false
   with_items:
     - horizon
     - openstack_dashboard
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@
   command: "{{ item }}"
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ horizon_system_user_name }}"
+  changed_when: false
   with_items:
     - "{{ horizon_bin }}/horizon-manage.py collectstatic --noinput"
     - "{{ horizon_bin }}/horizon-manage.py compress --force"