diff --git a/spec/classes/barbican_db_sync_spec.rb b/spec/classes/barbican_db_sync_spec.rb
index 6cb1d2e9..e2b28b7d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/barbican_db_sync_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/barbican_db_sync_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ describe 'barbican::db::sync' do
 
   shared_examples_for 'barbican-dbsync' do
 
+    it { is_expected.to contain_class('barbican::deps') }
+
     it 'runs barbican-manage db upgrade' do
       is_expected.to contain_exec('barbican-db-manage').with(
         :command     => 'barbican-manage db upgrade ',