diff --git a/manifests/site.pp b/manifests/site.pp
index 33af232531..e31e78765a 100644
--- a/manifests/site.pp
+++ b/manifests/site.pp
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ node 'puppetmaster.openstack.org' {
   class { 'openstack_project::puppetmaster':
     root_rsa_key                               => hiera('puppetmaster_root_rsa_key'),
     puppetmaster_clouds                        => hiera('puppetmaster_clouds'),
+    puppetdb                                   => false,
   }
 }