diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Ceph.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Ceph.groovy
index 957b4385..7735394b 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Ceph.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Ceph.groovy
@@ -306,10 +306,15 @@ def generateMapping(pgmap,map) {
     for(pg in pgmap) {
         pg_new = pg["up"].minus(pg["acting"])
         pg_old = pg["acting"].minus(pg["up"])
-        for(int i = 0; i < pg_new.size(); i++) {
-            // def string = "ceph osd pg-upmap-items " + pg["pgid"].toString() + " " + pg_new[i] + " " + pg_old[i] + ";"
-            def string = "ceph osd pg-upmap-items ${pg["pgid"]} ${pg_new[i]} ${pg_old[i]}"
-            map.add(string)
+        if(pg_old.isEmpty()) {
+            // use standard rebalancing to just fill gaps with new osds
+            unsetFlags('norebalance')
+        }
+        else {
+            for(int i = 0; i < pg_new.size(); i++) {
+                def string = "ceph osd pg-upmap-items ${pg["pgid"]} ${pg_new[i]} ${pg_old[i]}"
+                map.add(string)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Python.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Python.groovy
index 29288f99..9839f4a0 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Python.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Python.groovy
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ def setupVirtualenv(path, python = 'python2', reqs=[], reqs_path=null, clean=fal
         writeFile file: "${path}/requirements.txt", text: args
         reqs_path = "${path}/requirements.txt"
     }
-    runVirtualenvCommand(path, "pip install -r ${reqs_path}", true)
+    
+    def install_cmd = 'pip install'
+    if (offlineDeployment) {
+        install_cmd += " --find-links=/opt/pip-mirror "
+    }
+    runVirtualenvCommand(path, "${install_cmd} -r ${reqs_path}", true)
 }
 
 /**