diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index c10e7ebf..2d42ff59 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ class glance::db(
   $cluster_id = 'localzone'
 ) {
 
+  Class['glance::db'] ~> Exec<| title == 'glance-manage db_sync' |>
+
   require 'mysql::python'
 
   mysql::db { $dbname:
diff --git a/manifests/registry.pp b/manifests/registry.pp
index 86955e53..bee1a1b4 100644
--- a/manifests/registry.pp
+++ b/manifests/registry.pp
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ class glance::registry(
     content => template('glance/glance-registry-paste.ini.erb'),
   }
 
-  Database<| title == 'glance' |> ~> Exec['glance-manage db_sync']
-
   exec { 'glance-manage db_sync':
     path        => '/usr/bin',
     refreshonly => true,