diff --git a/manifests/controller.pp b/manifests/controller.pp
index da5b696..530d5d9 100644
--- a/manifests/controller.pp
+++ b/manifests/controller.pp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class infracloud::controller(
 
   class { '::mysql::server':
     root_password    => $root_mysql_password,
+    restart          => true,
     override_options => {
       'mysqld' => {
         'max_connections' => $mysql_max_connections,