diff --git a/manifests/admin.pp b/manifests/admin.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c264723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/admin.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# @summary Run a django-admin command
+#
+# @param command
+#   The command to run
+#
+# @param refreshonly
+#   The command should only be run as a refresh mechanism for when a dependent
+#   object is changed.
+#
+# @param unless
+#   A test command that checks the state of the target system and restricts
+#   when the exec can run.
+#
+# @param path
+#   The path to look for commands.
+#
+# @param pulp_settings
+#   The pulp settings file to use
+#
+# @see exec
+define pulpcore::admin(
+  String $command = $title,
+  Boolean $refreshonly = false,
+  Optional[String] $unless = undef,
+  Array[Stdlib::Absolutepath] $path = ['/usr/bin'],
+  Stdlib::Absolutepath $pulp_settings = $pulpcore::settings_file,
+) {
+  File <| title == $pulp_settings |>
+  -> exec { "django-admin ${title}":
+    path        => $path,
+    environment => [
+      'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=pulpcore.app.settings',
+      "PULP_SETTINGS=${pulp_settings}",
+    ],
+    refreshonly => $refreshonly,
+    unless      => $unless,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 19201caf..459d9d64 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -20,12 +20,7 @@
     mode   => '0755',
   }
 
-  exec { 'django-admin collectstatic --noinput':
-    path        => ['/usr/local/bin', '/usr/bin'],
-    environment => [
-      'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=pulpcore.app.settings',
-      "PULP_SETTINGS=${pulpcore::settings_file}",
-    ],
+  pulpcore::admin { 'collectstatic --noinput':
     refreshonly => true,
     subscribe   => File[$pulpcore::settings_file],
   }
diff --git a/manifests/database.pp b/manifests/database.pp
index c754b11b..9fe7edfd 100644
--- a/manifests/database.pp
+++ b/manifests/database.pp
@@ -8,14 +8,10 @@
     password => postgresql_password($pulpcore::user, $pulpcore::postgresql_db_password),
   }
 
-  exec { 'django-admin migrate --noinput':
-    path        => ['/usr/local/bin', '/usr/bin'],
-    environment => [
-      'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=pulpcore.app.settings',
-      "PULP_SETTINGS=${pulpcore::settings_file}",
-    ],
-    require     => Postgresql::Server::Db[$pulpcore::postgresql_db_name],
+  pulpcore::admin { 'migrate --noinput':
     unless      => 'django-admin migrate --plan | grep "No planned migration operations"',
+    refreshonly => false,
+    require     => Postgresql::Server::Db[$pulpcore::postgresql_db_name],
   }
 
   include redis
diff --git a/spec/defines/admin_spec.rb b/spec/defines/admin_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed6d0912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/defines/admin_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'pulpcore::admin' do
+  on_supported_os.each do |os, os_facts|
+    context "on #{os}" do
+      let(:facts) { os_facts }
+      let(:title) { 'help' }
+
+      context 'with a fixed pulp_settings' do
+        let(:params) { { pulp_settings: '/etc/pulpcore/settings.py' } }
+
+        context 'default parameters' do
+          it do
+            is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps
+            is_expected.to contain_exec('django-admin help')
+              .with_environment(['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=pulpcore.app.settings', 'PULP_SETTINGS=/etc/pulpcore/settings.py'])
+              .with_refreshonly(false)
+              .with_unless(nil)
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'default parameters' do
+          let(:params) do
+            super().merge(
+              command: 'migrate --noinput',
+              refreshonly: true,
+              unless: '/usr/bin/false',
+            )
+          end
+
+          it do
+            is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps
+            is_expected.to contain_exec('django-admin help')
+              .with_environment(['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=pulpcore.app.settings', 'PULP_SETTINGS=/etc/pulpcore/settings.py'])
+              .with_refreshonly(true)
+              .with_unless('/usr/bin/false')
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with inheritance' do
+        let(:pre_condition) { 'include pulpcore' }
+
+        context 'default parameters' do
+          it do
+            is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps
+            is_expected.to contain_pulpcore__admin('help').with_pulp_settings('/etc/pulp/settings.py')
+            is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/pulp/settings.py')
+            is_expected.to contain_exec('django-admin help')
+              .with_environment(['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=pulpcore.app.settings', 'PULP_SETTINGS=/etc/pulp/settings.py'])
+              .with_refreshonly(false)
+              .with_unless(nil)
+              .that_requires('File[/etc/pulp/settings.py]')
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end