diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b579800b7..c08a7bc4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,12 +87,14 @@ monitor. If using these playbooks in production, you must generate your own `fsi
 in `group_vars/all` and `monitor_secret` in `group_vars/mons`. Those files contain
 information about how to generate appropriate values for these variables.
 
-## Specifying package origin (Debian-based only)
+## Specifying package origin
 
-By default, ceph-common installs from Ceph APT repository. However, you
+By default, ceph-common installs from Ceph repository. However, you
 can set `ceph_origin` to "distro" to install Ceph from your default repository.
 
 
+### For Debian based systems
+
 If you want to use "backports", you can set "true" to `ceph_use_distro_backports`.
 Attention, ceph-common doesn't manage backports repository, you must add it yourself.
 
diff --git a/group_vars/all.sample b/group_vars/all.sample
index b7d4caf85..941254700 100644
--- a/group_vars/all.sample
+++ b/group_vars/all.sample
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ dummy:
 #  - epel-release
 #  - ntp
 
-## Configure package origin (Debian-based only)
+## Configure package origin
 #
 #ceph_origin: 'upstream' # or 'distro'
-#ceph_use_distro_backports: false
+#ceph_use_distro_backports: false # DEBIAN ONLY
 
 # STABLE
 ########
diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
index 810cd99a9..769110cfe 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ redhat_package_dependencies:
   - epel-release
   - ntp
 
-## Configure package origin (Debian-based only)
+## Configure package origin
 #
 ceph_origin: 'upstream' # or 'distro'
-ceph_use_distro_backports: false
+ceph_use_distro_backports: false # DEBIAN ONLY
 
 
 # STABLE
diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/install_on_redhat.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/install_on_redhat.yml
index 11d4e2a05..2a6bfa05f 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/install_on_redhat.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/install_on_redhat.yml
@@ -5,61 +5,9 @@
     state=present
   with_items: redhat_package_dependencies
 
-- name: install the ceph stable repository key
-  rpm_key: >
-    key={{ ceph_stable_key }}
-    state=present
-  when: ceph_stable
-
-- name: install the ceph development repository key
-  rpm_key: >
-    key={{ ceph_dev_key }}
-    state=present
-  when: ceph_dev
-
-- name: install inktank ceph enterprise repository key
-  rpm_key: >
-    key={{ ceph_stable_ice_temp_path }}/release.asc
-    state=present
-  when: ceph_stable_ice
-
-- name: install red hat storage repository key
-  rpm_key: >
-    key={{ ceph_stable_rh_storage_repository_path }}/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
-    state=present
-  when:
-    ceph_stable_rh_storage and
-    ceph_stable_rh_storage_iso_install
-
-- name: add ceph stable repository
-  yum: name=http://ceph.com/rpm-{{ ceph_stable_release }}/{{ ceph_stable_redhat_distro }}/noarch/ceph-release-1-0.{{ ceph_stable_redhat_distro|replace('rhel', 'el') }}.noarch.rpm
-  changed_when: false
-  when: ceph_stable
-
-- name: add ceph development repository
-  yum: name=http://gitbuilder.ceph.com/ceph-rpm-{{ ceph_dev_redhat_distro }}-x86_64-basic/ref/{{ ceph_dev_branch }}/noarch/ceph-release-1-0.{{ ceph_stable_redhat_distro }}.noarch.rpm
-  changed_when: false
-  when: ceph_dev
-
-- name: add inktank ceph enterprise repository
-  template: >
-    src=redhat_ice_repo.j2
-    dest=/etc/yum.repos.d/ice.repo
-    owner=root
-    group=root
-    mode=0644
-  when: ceph_stable_ice
-
-- name: add red hat storage repository
-  template: >
-    src=redhat_storage_repo.j2
-    dest=/etc/yum.repos.d/rh_storage.repo
-    owner=root
-    group=root
-    mode=0644
-  when:
-    ceph_stable_rh_storage and
-    ceph_stable_rh_storage_iso_install
+- name: configure ceph yum repository
+  include: redhat_ceph_repository.yml
+  when: ceph_origin == 'upstream'
 
 - name: install ceph
   yum: >
diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/redhat_ceph_repository.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/redhat_ceph_repository.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fda340afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/redhat_ceph_repository.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+- name: install the ceph stable repository key
+  rpm_key: >
+    key={{ ceph_stable_key }}
+    state=present
+  when: ceph_stable
+
+- name: install the ceph development repository key
+  rpm_key: >
+    key={{ ceph_dev_key }}
+    state=present
+  when: ceph_dev
+
+- name: install inktank ceph enterprise repository key
+  rpm_key: >
+    key={{ ceph_stable_ice_temp_path }}/release.asc
+    state=present
+  when: ceph_stable_ice
+
+- name: install red hat storage repository key
+  rpm_key: >
+    key={{ ceph_stable_rh_storage_repository_path }}/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
+    state=present
+  when:
+    ceph_stable_rh_storage and
+    ceph_stable_rh_storage_iso_install
+
+- name: add ceph stable repository
+  yum: name=http://ceph.com/rpm-{{ ceph_stable_release }}/{{ ceph_stable_redhat_distro }}/noarch/ceph-release-1-0.{{ ceph_stable_redhat_distro|replace('rhel', 'el') }}.noarch.rpm
+  changed_when: false
+  when: ceph_stable
+
+- name: add ceph development repository
+  yum: name=http://gitbuilder.ceph.com/ceph-rpm-{{ ceph_dev_redhat_distro }}-x86_64-basic/ref/{{ ceph_dev_branch }}/noarch/ceph-release-1-0.{{ ceph_stable_redhat_distro }}.noarch.rpm
+  changed_when: false
+  when: ceph_dev
+
+- name: add inktank ceph enterprise repository
+  template: >
+    src=redhat_ice_repo.j2
+    dest=/etc/yum.repos.d/ice.repo
+    owner=root
+    group=root
+    mode=0644
+  when: ceph_stable_ice
+
+- name: add red hat storage repository
+  template: >
+    src=redhat_storage_repo.j2
+    dest=/etc/yum.repos.d/rh_storage.repo
+    owner=root
+    group=root
+    mode=0644
+  when:
+    ceph_stable_rh_storage and
+    ceph_stable_rh_storage_iso_install
+
+