diff --git a/ironic_inspector/conductor/manager.py b/ironic_inspector/conductor/manager.py
index 2f230e151..55cf897fb 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/conductor/manager.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/conductor/manager.py
@@ -88,10 +88,14 @@ class ConductorManager(object):
             spacing=CONF.clean_up_period
         )(sync_with_ironic)
 
+        callables = [(periodic_clean_up_, None, None),
+                     (sync_with_ironic_, None, None)]
+        driver_task = driver.get_periodic_sync_task()
+        if driver_task is not None:
+            callables.append((driver_task, None, None))
+
         self._periodics_worker = periodics.PeriodicWorker(
-            callables=[(driver.get_periodic_sync_task(), None, None),
-                       (periodic_clean_up_, None, None),
-                       (sync_with_ironic_, None, None)],
+            callables=callables,
             executor_factory=periodics.ExistingExecutor(utils.executor()),
             on_failure=self._periodics_watchdog)
 
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/pxe_filter/base.py b/ironic_inspector/pxe_filter/base.py
index b4c2ec75e..437eb9342 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/pxe_filter/base.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/pxe_filter/base.py
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ class BaseFilter(interface.FilterDriver):
 class NoopFilter(BaseFilter):
     """A trivial PXE boot filter."""
 
+    def get_periodic_sync_task(self):
+        return None
+
 
 _DRIVER_MANAGER = None
 
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_pxe_filter.py b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_pxe_filter.py
index 51159a43a..150d68b33 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_pxe_filter.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_pxe_filter.py
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ from ironic_inspector.test import base as test_base
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 
+class TestFilter(pxe_filter.BaseFilter):
+    pass
+
+
 class TestDriverManager(test_base.BaseTest):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestDriverManager, self).setUp()
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ class BaseFilterBaseTest(test_base.BaseTest):
         self.mock_bounded_semaphore = self.useFixture(
             fixtures.MockPatchObject(semaphore, 'BoundedSemaphore')).mock
         self.mock_bounded_semaphore.return_value = self.mock_lock
-        self.driver = pxe_filter.NoopFilter()
+        self.driver = TestFilter()
 
     def assert_driver_is_locked(self):
         """Assert the driver is currently locked and wasn't locked before."""
@@ -142,10 +146,10 @@ class TestBaseFilterFsmPrecautions(BaseFilterBaseTest):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestBaseFilterFsmPrecautions, self).setUp()
         self.mock_fsm = self.useFixture(
-            fixtures.MockPatchObject(pxe_filter.NoopFilter, 'fsm')).mock
+            fixtures.MockPatchObject(TestFilter, 'fsm')).mock
         # NOTE(milan): overriding driver so that the patch ^ is applied
         self.mock_bounded_semaphore.reset_mock()
-        self.driver = pxe_filter.NoopFilter()
+        self.driver = TestFilter()
         self.mock_reset = self.useFixture(
             fixtures.MockPatchObject(self.driver, 'reset')).mock
 
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ class TestBaseFilterFsmPrecautions(BaseFilterBaseTest):
                 raise automaton_errors.NotFound('Oops!')
 
         self.assertRaisesRegex(pxe_filter.InvalidFilterDriverState,
-                               '.*NoopFilter.*Oops!', fun)
+                               '.*TestFilter.*Oops!', fun)
         self.mock_reset.assert_not_called()
 
     def test_fsm_reset_on_error_ctx_custom_error(self):