diff --git a/drydock_provisioner/drivers/node/maasdriver/actions/node.py b/drydock_provisioner/drivers/node/maasdriver/actions/node.py
index 0847b26b..5ad5f05e 100644
--- a/drydock_provisioner/drivers/node/maasdriver/actions/node.py
+++ b/drydock_provisioner/drivers/node/maasdriver/actions/node.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import time
 import logging
 import re
 import math
+import yaml
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -2049,11 +2050,32 @@ class DeployNode(BaseMaasAction):
                     "Error setting boot action id key tag for %s." % n.name,
                     exc_info=ex)
 
+            # Extract bootaction assets that are package lists as they
+            # are included in the deployment initiation
+
+            node_packages = self.orchestrator.find_node_package_lists(
+                n.name, self.task)
+            user_data_dict = dict(packages=[])
+
+            for k, v in node_packages.items():
+                if v:
+                    user_data_dict['packages'].append([k, v])
+                else:
+                    user_data_dict['packages'].append(k)
+
+            user_data_string = None
+            if user_data_dict.get('packages'):
+                user_data_string = "#cloud-config\n%s" % yaml.dump(
+                    user_data_dict)
+
             self.logger.info("Deploying node %s: image=%s, kernel=%s" %
                              (n.name, n.image, n.kernel))
 
             try:
-                machine.deploy(platform=n.image, kernel=n.kernel)
+                machine.deploy(
+                    platform=n.image,
+                    kernel=n.kernel,
+                    user_data=user_data_string)
             except errors.DriverError:
                 msg = "Error deploying node %s, skipping" % n.name
                 self.logger.warning(msg)
diff --git a/drydock_provisioner/drivers/node/maasdriver/models/machine.py b/drydock_provisioner/drivers/node/maasdriver/models/machine.py
index 662a88a8..2e0a5eb1 100644
--- a/drydock_provisioner/drivers/node/maasdriver/models/machine.py
+++ b/drydock_provisioner/drivers/node/maasdriver/models/machine.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Model representing MAAS node/machine resource."""
 import logging
+import base64
 
 import drydock_provisioner.error as errors
 import drydock_provisioner.drivers.node.maasdriver.models.base as model_base
@@ -250,14 +251,15 @@ class Machine(model_base.ResourceBase):
     def deploy(self, user_data=None, platform=None, kernel=None):
         """Start the MaaS deployment process.
 
-        :param user_data: cloud-init user data
+        :param user_data: ``str`` of cloud-init user data
         :param platform: Which image to install
         :param kernel: Which kernel to enable
         """
         deploy_options = {}
 
         if user_data is not None:
-            deploy_options['user_data'] = user_data
+            deploy_options['user_data'] = base64.b64encode(
+                user_data.encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')
 
         if platform is not None:
             deploy_options['distro_series'] = platform
diff --git a/drydock_provisioner/objects/bootaction.py b/drydock_provisioner/objects/bootaction.py
index f472e069..7ba36594 100644
--- a/drydock_provisioner/objects/bootaction.py
+++ b/drydock_provisioner/objects/bootaction.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class BootActionAsset(base.DrydockObject):
     VERSION = '1.0'
 
     fields = {
-        'type': ovo_fields.StringField(nullable=True),
+        'type': hd_fields.BootactionAssetTypeField(nullable=True),
         'path': ovo_fields.StringField(nullable=True),
         'location': ovo_fields.StringField(nullable=True),
         'data': ovo_fields.StringField(nullable=True),
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class BootActionAsset(base.DrydockObject):
         ba_type = kwargs.get('type', None)
 
         package_list = None
-        if ba_type == 'pkg_list':
+        if ba_type == hd_fields.BootactionAssetType.PackageList:
             if isinstance(kwargs.get('data'), dict):
                 package_list = self._extract_package_list(kwargs.pop('data'))
             # If the data section doesn't parse as a dictionary
@@ -158,12 +158,12 @@ class BootActionAsset(base.DrydockObject):
             rendered_location = self.execute_pipeline(
                 self.location, self.location_pipeline, tpl_ctx=tpl_ctx)
             data_block = self.resolve_asset_location(rendered_location)
-            if self.type == 'pkg_list':
+            if self.type == hd_fields.BootactionAssetType.PackageList:
                 self._parse_package_list(data_block)
-        elif self.type != 'pkg_list':
+        elif self.type != hd_fields.BootactionAssetType.PackageList:
             data_block = self.data.encode('utf-8')
 
-        if self.type != 'pkg_list':
+        if self.type != hd_fields.BootactionAssetType.PackageList:
             value = self.execute_pipeline(
                 data_block, self.data_pipeline, tpl_ctx=tpl_ctx)
 
diff --git a/drydock_provisioner/objects/fields.py b/drydock_provisioner/objects/fields.py
index 954cf5f3..8f261529 100644
--- a/drydock_provisioner/objects/fields.py
+++ b/drydock_provisioner/objects/fields.py
@@ -205,3 +205,14 @@ class MessageLevels(BaseDrydockEnum):
 
 class DocumentType(BaseDrydockEnum):
     Deckhand = 'deckhand'
+
+
+class BootactionAssetType(BaseDrydockEnum):
+    PackageList = "pkg_list"
+    Unit = "unit"  # SystemD Unit
+    File = "file"
+
+    ALL = (PackageList, Unit, File)
+
+class BootactionAssetTypeField(fields.BaseEnumField):
+    AUTO_TYPE = BootactionAssetType()
diff --git a/drydock_provisioner/orchestrator/orchestrator.py b/drydock_provisioner/orchestrator/orchestrator.py
index 31bdd444..ad74c970 100644
--- a/drydock_provisioner/orchestrator/orchestrator.py
+++ b/drydock_provisioner/orchestrator/orchestrator.py
@@ -595,6 +595,35 @@ class Orchestrator(object):
                     action_status=init_status)
         return identity_key
 
+    def find_node_package_lists(self, nodename, task):
+        """Return all packages to be installed on ``nodename``
+
+        :param nodename: The name of the node to retrieve packages for
+        :param task: The task initiating this request
+        """
+        design_status, site_design = self.get_effective_site(task.design_ref)
+
+        if site_design.bootactions is None:
+            return None
+
+        self.logger.debug(
+            "Extracting package install list for node %s" % nodename)
+
+        pkg_list = dict()
+
+        for ba in site_design.bootactions:
+            if nodename in ba.target_nodes:
+                assets = ba.render_assets(
+                    nodename,
+                    site_design,
+                    ulid2.generate_binary_ulid(),
+                    task.design_ref,
+                    type_filter=hd_fields.BootactionAssetType.PackageList)
+                for a in assets:
+                    pkg_list.update(a.package_list)
+
+        return pkg_list
+
     def render_route_domains(self, site_design):
         """Update site_design with static routes for route domains.
 
diff --git a/drydock_provisioner/statemgmt/design/resolver.py b/drydock_provisioner/statemgmt/design/resolver.py
index 0160ae76..0ab7cf6a 100644
--- a/drydock_provisioner/statemgmt/design/resolver.py
+++ b/drydock_provisioner/statemgmt/design/resolver.py
@@ -18,15 +18,24 @@ import re
 import logging
 
 import requests
+from beaker.cache import CacheManager
+from beaker.util import parse_cache_config_options
 
 from drydock_provisioner import error as errors
 from drydock_provisioner.util import KeystoneUtils
 
+cache_opts = {
+    'cache.type': 'memory',
+    'expire': 300,
+}
+
+cache = CacheManager(**parse_cache_config_options(cache_opts))
 
 class ReferenceResolver(object):
     """Class for handling different data references to resolve them data."""
 
     @classmethod
+    @cache.cache()
     def resolve_reference(cls, design_ref):
         """Resolve a reference to a design document.
 
diff --git a/requirements-direct.txt b/requirements-direct.txt
index b54e1306..11daf662 100644
--- a/requirements-direct.txt
+++ b/requirements-direct.txt
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ jinja2==2.9.6
 ulid2==0.1.1
 defusedxml===0.5.0
 libvirt-python==3.10.0
+beaker==1.9.1
diff --git a/requirements-lock.txt b/requirements-lock.txt
index bee5be9d..efdc2ae1 100644
--- a/requirements-lock.txt
+++ b/requirements-lock.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 alembic==0.8.2
 amqp==2.2.2
 Babel==2.5.3
-cachetools==2.0.1
+Beaker==1.9.1
+cachetools==2.1.0
 certifi==2018.4.16
 chardet==3.0.4
 click==6.7
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ Jinja2==2.9.6
 jsonschema==2.6.0
 keystoneauth1==3.3.0
 keystonemiddleware==4.9.1
-kombu==4.1.0
+kombu==4.2.0
 libvirt-python==3.10.0
 Mako==1.0.7
 MarkupSafe==1.0
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ monotonic==1.5
 msgpack==0.5.6
 netaddr==0.7.19
 netifaces==0.10.7
-oauthlib==2.0.7
+oauthlib==2.1.0
 oslo.concurrency==3.27.0
 oslo.config==5.2.0
 oslo.context==2.20.0
@@ -37,12 +38,12 @@ oslo.messaging==6.2.0
 oslo.middleware==3.35.0
 oslo.policy==1.22.1
 oslo.serialization==2.25.0
-oslo.service==1.31.1
-oslo.utils==3.36.1
+oslo.service==1.31.2
+oslo.utils==3.36.2
 oslo.versionedobjects==1.23.0
 Paste==2.0.3
 PasteDeploy==1.5.2
-pbr==4.0.2
+pbr==4.0.3
 pip==10.0.1
 positional==1.2.1
 prettytable==0.7.2
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ repoze.lru==0.7
 requests==2.18.4
 rfc3986==1.1.0
 Routes==2.4.1
-setuptools==39.1.0
+setuptools==39.2.0
 six==1.11.0
 SQLAlchemy==1.1.14
 statsd==3.2.2
@@ -74,5 +75,5 @@ urllib3==1.22
 uWSGI==2.0.15
 vine==1.1.4
 WebOb==1.8.1
-wheel==0.31.0
+wheel==0.31.1
 wrapt==1.10.11
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 837f50b0..7dbad836 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ deps=
   -rrequirements-direct.txt
 commands=
   rm requirements-lock.txt
-  sh -c "pip freeze --all | grep -v 'drydock-provisioner|pyinotify|pkg-resources==0.0.0' > requirements-lock.txt"
+  sh -c "pip freeze --all | grep -vE 'drydock-provisioner|pyinotify|pkg-resources==0.0.0' > requirements-lock.txt"
 
 [testenv:yapf]
 basepython=python3