diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 44932ba1..828902ed 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -172,20 +172,21 @@ class cinder::api (
     }
   }
 
-  if $enabled {
-    if $sync_db {
-      Cinder_config<||> ~> Exec['cinder-manage db_sync']
+  if $sync_db {
+    Cinder_config<||> ~> Exec['cinder-manage db_sync']
 
-      exec { 'cinder-manage db_sync':
-        command     => $::cinder::params::db_sync_command,
-        path        => '/usr/bin',
-        user        => 'cinder',
-        refreshonly => true,
-        logoutput   => 'on_failure',
-        subscribe   => Package['cinder'],
-        before      => Service['cinder-api'],
-      }
+    exec { 'cinder-manage db_sync':
+      command     => $::cinder::params::db_sync_command,
+      path        => '/usr/bin',
+      user        => 'cinder',
+      refreshonly => true,
+      logoutput   => 'on_failure',
+      subscribe   => Package['cinder'],
+      before      => Service['cinder-api'],
     }
+  }
+
+  if $enabled {
     if $manage_service {
       $ensure = 'running'
     }
diff --git a/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
index bf96d785..e901ec9a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ describe 'cinder::api' do
       is_expected.to contain_service('cinder-api').with_ensure('stopped')
     end
     it 'should contain db_sync exec' do
-      is_expected.to_not contain_exec('cinder-manage db_sync')
+      is_expected.to contain_exec('cinder-manage db_sync')
     end
   end
 
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ describe 'cinder::api' do
     it 'should not change the state of the service' do
       is_expected.to contain_service('cinder-api').without_ensure
     end
+    it 'should contain db_sync exec' do
+      is_expected.to contain_exec('cinder-manage db_sync')
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'with ratelimits' do