diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Python.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Python.groovy
index 876299e..e670013 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Python.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Python.groovy
@@ -30,10 +30,9 @@
     sh(returnStdout: true, script: virtualenv_cmd)
     if(!env.getEnvironment().containsKey("OFFLINE_DEPLOYMENT") || !env["OFFLINE_DEPLOYMENT"].toBoolean()){
       try {
-          //TODO: remove wget after global env prop enforcments
-          runVirtualenvCommand(path, "wget -q -T 10 --spider http://google.com && pip install -U setuptools pip")
+          runVirtualenvCommand(path, "pip install -U setuptools pip")
       } catch(Exception e) {
-          common.warningMsg("Setuptools and pip cannot be updated, you might be offline")
+          common.warningMsg("Setuptools and pip cannot be updated, you might be offline but OFFLINE_DEPLOYMENT global property not initialized!")
       }
     }
     if (reqs_path==null) {
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@
         writeFile file: "${path}/requirements.txt", text: args
         reqs_path = "${path}/requirements.txt"
     }
-    runVirtualenvCommand(path, "pip install -r ${reqs_path}")
+    runVirtualenvCommand(path, "pip install -r ${reqs_path}", true)
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy
index eeda9c4..c7b2d37 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy
@@ -723,25 +723,9 @@
     def python = new com.mirantis.mk.Python()
     def dataStr = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder(data).toString()
 
-    //def offlineDeployment = env.getEnvironment().containsKey("OFFLINE_DEPLOYMENT") && env["OFFLINE_DEPLOYMENT"].toBoolean()
-    def offlineDeployment = env.getEnvironment().containsKey("OFFLINE_DEPLOYMENT")
-    if(!offlineDeployment){
-      //TODO: remove wget after global env prop enforcments
-      def netcheckResult = sh(script: "wget -q -T 10 --spider http://google.com", returnStatus: true)
-      offlineDeployment = netcheckResult != 0 && netcheckResult <= 5
-    }else{
-       offlineDeployment = env["OFFLINE_DEPLOYMENT"].toBoolean()
-    }
-    def pepperCmd
-
-    if (!offlineDeployment) {
-        def pepperCmdFile = "${venv}/pepper-cmd.json"
-        writeFile file: pepperCmdFile, text: dataStr
-        pepperCmd = "pepper -c ${venv}/pepperrc --make-token -x ${venv}/.peppercache --json-file ${pepperCmdFile}"
-    } else {
-        common.warningMsg("You might be offline, will use pepper with option --json instead of option --json-file, some complex commands like complicated cmd.runs may not work!")
-        pepperCmd = "pepper -c ${venv}/pepperrc --make-token -x ${venv}/.peppercache --json \"" + dataStr.replaceAll('"', '\\\\\\\"') + "\"" // yeah, really 7 backslashes, don't ask why
-    }
+    def pepperCmdFile = "${venv}/pepper-cmd.json"
+    writeFile file: pepperCmdFile, text: dataStr
+    def pepperCmd = "pepper -c ${venv}/pepperrc --make-token -x ${venv}/.peppercache --json-file ${pepperCmdFile}"
 
     if (venv) {
         output = python.runVirtualenvCommand(venv, pepperCmd, true)