diff --git a/.kitchen.yml b/.kitchen.yml
index 1a97586..3727dd4 100644
--- a/.kitchen.yml
+++ b/.kitchen.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ provisioner:
   name: ansible_playbook
   hosts: localhost
   roles_path: ../
-  require_ansible_repo: true
-  ansible_verbose: true
-  ansible_version: 2.2.0
+  require_ansible_repo: false
+  require_ansible_omnibus: false
+  require_ansible_source: false
+  require_pip: true
+  ansible_version: 2.3.2.0
   http_proxy: <%= ENV['HTTP_PROXY'] %>
   https_proxy: <%= ENV['HTTPS_PROXY'] %>
   no_proxy: localhost,127.0.0.1
+  ignore_extensions_from_root: [".git",".idea",".kitchen.yml"]
+  ignore_paths_from_root: [".git",".idea",".kitchen"]
 
 platforms:
   - name: ubuntu-14.04
@@ -22,6 +26,7 @@ platforms:
         - apt-get update && apt-get install -y software-properties-common &&  add-apt-repository -y ppa:ansible/ansible
         - apt-get update && apt-get -y -q install python-apt python-pycurl python-pip
         - pip install jmespath
+        - pip uninstall -y ansible
       use_sudo: false
       volume: <%=ENV['ES_XPACK_LICENSE_FILE']%>:/tmp/license.json
   - name: ubuntu-16.04
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@ platforms:
         - apt-get install -y -q net-tools
         - apt-get update && apt-get -y -q install python-apt python-pycurl python-pip
         - pip install jmespath
+        - pip uninstall -y ansible
       use_sudo: false
       volume: <%=ENV['ES_XPACK_LICENSE_FILE']%>:/tmp/license.json
       run_command: "/sbin/init"
@@ -43,11 +49,11 @@ platforms:
       provision_command:
         - apt-get update && apt-get -y install python python-dev python-pip build-essential libyaml-dev python-yaml curl wget
         - apt-get install -y -q net-tools
-        - apt-get install -y ansible
         - sed -ri 's/^#?PermitRootLogin .*/PermitRootLogin yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
         - sed -ri 's/^#?PasswordAuthentication .*/PasswordAuthentication yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
         - sed -ri 's/^#?UsePAM .*/UsePAM no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
         - pip install jmespath
+        - pip uninstall -y ansible
       volume: <%=ENV['ES_XPACK_LICENSE_FILE']%>:/tmp/license.json
       use_sudo: false
       run_command: "/sbin/init"
@@ -61,7 +67,9 @@ platforms:
         - rm /etc/yum.repos.d/epel*repo /etc/yum.repos.d/puppetlabs-pc1.repo
         - yum -y install initscripts
         - yum clean all
+        - pip install --upgrade pip
         - pip install jmespath
+        - yum -y remove ansible
       volume: <%=ENV['ES_XPACK_LICENSE_FILE']%>:/tmp/license.json
       run_command: "/usr/sbin/init"
       privileged: true
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 13c5458..19ff394 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-gem 'test-kitchen', '1.8.0'
-gem "kitchen-docker", '2.5.0'
-gem 'kitchen-ansible', '0.44.6'
-gem 'net-ssh', '~> 3.0'
+gem 'test-kitchen', '1.17.0'
+gem 'kitchen-docker', '2.6.0'
+gem 'kitchen-ansible', '0.47.3'
+gem 'net-ssh', '4.1.0'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d5952fa..b12337d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,39 +1,44 @@
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    artifactory (2.3.3)
-    kitchen-ansible (0.44.6)
-      net-ssh (~> 3.0)
+    artifactory (2.8.2)
+    kitchen-ansible (0.47.3)
+      mixlib-shellout (<= 2.2.7)
+      net-ssh (>= 3)
       test-kitchen (~> 1.4)
-    kitchen-docker (2.5.0)
+    kitchen-docker (2.6.0)
       test-kitchen (>= 1.0.0)
-    mixlib-install (1.1.0)
+    mixlib-install (2.1.12)
       artifactory
       mixlib-shellout
       mixlib-versioning
-    mixlib-shellout (2.2.6)
-    mixlib-versioning (1.1.0)
+      thor
+    mixlib-shellout (2.2.7)
+    mixlib-versioning (1.2.2)
     net-scp (1.2.1)
       net-ssh (>= 2.6.5)
-    net-ssh (3.2.0)
+    net-ssh (4.1.0)
+    net-ssh-gateway (1.3.0)
+      net-ssh (>= 2.6.5)
     safe_yaml (1.0.4)
-    test-kitchen (1.8.0)
-      mixlib-install (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.4)
+    test-kitchen (1.17.0)
+      mixlib-install (>= 1.2, < 3.0)
       mixlib-shellout (>= 1.2, < 3.0)
       net-scp (~> 1.1)
-      net-ssh (>= 2.9, < 4.0)
+      net-ssh (>= 2.9, < 5.0)
+      net-ssh-gateway (~> 1.2)
       safe_yaml (~> 1.0)
-      thor (~> 0.18)
+      thor (~> 0.19, < 0.19.2)
     thor (0.19.1)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  kitchen-ansible (= 0.44.6)
-  kitchen-docker (= 2.5.0)
-  net-ssh (~> 3.0)
-  test-kitchen (= 1.8.0)
+  kitchen-ansible (= 0.47.3)
+  kitchen-docker (= 2.6.0)
+  net-ssh (= 4.1.0)
+  test-kitchen (= 1.17.0)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   1.11.2
+   1.15.3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd65c8b..24e45e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Ansible role for 5.x Elasticsearch.  Currently this works on Debian and RedHat b
 * Debian 8
 * Centos 7
 
-The latest Elasticsearch versions of 5.x are actively tested.  **Only Ansible versions > 2.2.0 are supported.**
+The latest Elasticsearch versions of 5.x are actively tested.  **Only Ansible versions > 2.3.2 are supported, as this is currently the only version tested.**
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ To define proxy only for a particular plugin during its installation:
       proxy_port: 8080
 ```
 
-> For plugins installation, proxy_host and proxy_port are used first if they are defined and fallback to the global proxy settings if not.
+> For plugins installation, proxy_host and proxy_port are used first if they are defined and fallback to the global proxy settings if not. The same values are currently used for both the http and https proxy settings.
 
 ## Notes
 
diff --git a/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml b/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml
index 67fb7a4..9424cab 100644
--- a/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml
+++ b/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml
@@ -48,16 +48,17 @@
     ES_INCLUDE: "{{ instance_default_file }}"
 
 - name: Install elasticsearch plugins
-  command: "{{es_home}}/bin/elasticsearch-plugin install {{ item.plugin }} --batch --silent {% if item.proxy_host is defined and item.proxy_host != '' and item.proxy_port is defined and item.proxy_port != ''%} -DproxyHost={{ item.proxy_host }} -DproxyPort={{ item.proxy_port }} {% elif es_proxy_host is defined and es_proxy_host != '' %} -DproxyHost={{ es_proxy_host }} -DproxyPort={{ es_proxy_port }} {% endif %}"
+  command: "{{es_home}}/bin/elasticsearch-plugin install {{ item.plugin }} --batch --silent"
   register: plugin_installed
   failed_when: "'ERROR' in plugin_installed.stdout"
   changed_when: plugin_installed.rc == 0
   with_items: "{{ es_plugins }}"
-  when: "{{ item.plugin in plugins_to_install }}"
+  when: item.plugin in plugins_to_install
   notify: restart elasticsearch
   environment:
     CONF_DIR: "{{ conf_dir }}"
     ES_INCLUDE: "{{ instance_default_file }}"
+    ES_JAVA_OPTS: "{% if item.proxy_host is defined and item.proxy_host != '' and item.proxy_port is defined and item.proxy_port != ''%} -Dhttp.proxyHost={{ item.proxy_host }} -Dhttp.proxyPort={{ item.proxy_port }} -Dhttps.proxyHost={{ item.proxy_host }} -Dhttps.proxyPort={{ item.proxy_port }}  {% elif es_proxy_host is defined and es_proxy_host != '' %} -Dhttp.proxyHost={{ es_proxy_host }} -Dhttp.proxyPort={{ es_proxy_port }} -Dhttps.proxyHost={{ es_proxy_host }} -Dhttps.proxyPort={{ es_proxy_port }} {% endif %}"
   until: plugin_installed.rc == 0
   retries: 5
   delay: 5
diff --git a/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack-install.yml b/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack-install.yml
index 16bbc5a..32dc1b6 100644
--- a/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack-install.yml
+++ b/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack-install.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #Install plugin if not installed, or the es version has changed (so removed above), and its been requested
 - name: Install x-pack plugin
   command: >
-    {{es_home}}/bin/elasticsearch-plugin install --silent --batch x-pack {% if es_proxy_host is defined and es_proxy_host != '' %} -Dhttp.proxyHost={{ es_proxy_host }} -Dhttp.proxyPort={{ es_proxy_port }} {% endif %}
+    {{es_home}}/bin/elasticsearch-plugin install --silent --batch x-pack
   register: xpack_state
   failed_when: "'ERROR' in xpack_state.stdout"
   changed_when: xpack_state.rc == 0
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@
   environment:
     CONF_DIR: "{{ conf_dir }}"
     ES_INCLUDE: "{{ instance_default_file }}"
+    ES_JAVA_OPTS: "{% if es_proxy_host is defined and es_proxy_host != '' %}-Dhttp.proxyHost={{ es_proxy_host }} -Dhttp.proxyPort={{ es_proxy_port }} -Dhttps.proxyHost={{ es_proxy_host }} -Dhttps.proxyPort={{ es_proxy_port }}{% endif %}"
diff --git a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/standard_spec.rb b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/standard_spec.rb
index 6272ed2..1baf571 100644
--- a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/standard_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/standard_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-shared_examples 'standard::init' do |es_version|
+shared_examples 'standard::init' do |es_version,plugins|
 
   describe user('elasticsearch') do
     it { should exist }
@@ -75,5 +75,17 @@ shared_examples 'standard::init' do |es_version|
     it { should_not exist }
   end
 
+  for plugin in plugins
+    describe file('/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/'+plugin) do
+      it { should be_directory }
+      it { should be_owned_by 'elasticsearch' }
+    end
+    #confirm plugins are installed and the correct version
+    describe command('curl -s localhost:9200/_nodes/plugins | grep \'"name":"'+plugin+'","version":"'+es_version+'"\'') do
+      its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+    end
+  end
+
+
 end
 
diff --git a/test/integration/standard-5x/serverspec/default_spec.rb b/test/integration/standard-5x/serverspec/default_spec.rb
index 22b0976..f219dfc 100644
--- a/test/integration/standard-5x/serverspec/default_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/standard-5x/serverspec/default_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'standard_spec'
 
 
 describe 'Standard Tests v 5.x' do
-  include_examples 'standard::init', "5.2.2"
+  include_examples 'standard::init', "5.2.2", ["ingest-geoip"]
 end