diff --git a/util/manifests/init.pp b/util/manifests/init.pp
index aaf5e90..544c55c 100644
--- a/util/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/util/manifests/init.pp
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ define util::extract::tar($source, $ensure=present, $strip=0, $preserve=false) {
     file { "${name}":
         ensure => directory,
         mode   => 0755,
-        owner  => root,
-        group  => root,
+        owner  => "root",
+        group  => $operatingsystem ? {
+            "openbsd" => "wheel",
+            default   => "root",
+        },
     }
 
     case regsubst($source, '.*\.([^.]+)$', '\1') {
@@ -48,14 +51,19 @@ define util::extract::tar($source, $ensure=present, $strip=0, $preserve=false) {
         bz2, tbz: { $cat = "bzcat" }
     }
 
+    $tar = $operatingsystem ? {
+        "openbsd" => "gtar",
+        default   => "tar",
+    }
+
     if $preserve {
-        $command = "${cat} ${source} | tar xf - --strip-components=${strip} -C ${name}"
+        $command = "${cat} ${source} | ${tar} xf - --strip-components=${strip} -C ${name}"
     } else {
-        $command = "${cat} ${source} | tar xf - --strip-components=${strip} -C ${name} --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions"
+        $command = "${cat} ${source} | ${tar} xf - --strip-components=${strip} -C ${name} --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions"
     }
 
     exec { "tar-extract-${name}":
-        path    => "/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin",
+        path    => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin",
         command => $command,
         require => File["${name}"],
         unless  => "test -n \"$(ls -A ${name})\"",