diff --git a/src/lib/charm/openstack/trove.py b/src/lib/charm/openstack/trove.py
index 2792a91..28e4cff 100644
--- a/src/lib/charm/openstack/trove.py
+++ b/src/lib/charm/openstack/trove.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class TroveCharm(charms_openstack.charm.HAOpenStackCharm):
 
     sync_cmd = ['trove-manage', 'db_sync']
 
-    service_type = 'trove'
+    service_type = 'database'
 
 
     # Note that the hsm interface is optional - defined in config.yaml