diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index d1e0f36..67e39ca 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -80,14 +80,6 @@ class nodepool (
     }
   }
 
-  file { '/etc/mysql/conf.d/max_connections.cnf':
-    ensure  => present,
-    content => "[server]\nmax_connections = 8192\n",
-    mode    => '0444',
-    owner   => 'root',
-    group   => 'root',
-  }
-
   user { 'nodepool':
     ensure     => present,
     home       => '/home/nodepool',
diff --git a/manifests/mysql.pp b/manifests/mysql.pp
index ce8bdd0..bf26d4c 100644
--- a/manifests/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/mysql.pp
@@ -47,4 +47,13 @@ class nodepool::mysql (
     ],
   }
 
+  file { '/etc/mysql/conf.d/max_connections.cnf':
+    ensure  => present,
+    content => "[server]\nmax_connections = 8192\n",
+    mode    => '0444',
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+    require => Class['mysql::server'],
+  }
+
 }