diff --git a/manifests/cache/cleaner.pp b/manifests/cache/cleaner.pp
index 64a70d08..d9ae4cad 100644
--- a/manifests/cache/cleaner.pp
+++ b/manifests/cache/cleaner.pp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class glance::cache::cleaner(
   cron { 'glance-cache-cleaner':
     command     => "${glance::params::cache_cleaner_command} ${command_options}",
     environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin',
-    user        => 'glance',
+    user        => $::glance::params::user,
     minute      => $minute,
     hour        => $hour,
     monthday    => $monthday,
diff --git a/manifests/cache/pruner.pp b/manifests/cache/pruner.pp
index 7766c707..ed9338f3 100644
--- a/manifests/cache/pruner.pp
+++ b/manifests/cache/pruner.pp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class glance::cache::pruner(
   cron { 'glance-cache-pruner':
     command     => "${glance::params::cache_pruner_command} ${command_options}",
     environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin',
-    user        => 'glance',
+    user        => $::glance::params::user,
     minute      => $minute,
     hour        => $hour,
     monthday    => $monthday,
diff --git a/manifests/cron/db_purge.pp b/manifests/cron/db_purge.pp
index c1526cb2..058c685e 100644
--- a/manifests/cron/db_purge.pp
+++ b/manifests/cron/db_purge.pp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #
 #  [*user*]
 #    (optional) User with access to glance files.
-#    Defaults to 'glance'.
+#    Defaults to $::glance::params::user.
 #
 #  [*age*]
 #    (optional) Number of days prior to today for deletion,
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ class glance::cron::db_purge (
   $monthday    = '*',
   $month       = '*',
   $weekday     = '*',
-  $user        = 'glance',
+  $user        = $::glance::params::user,
   $age         = 30,
   $max_rows    = 100,
   $destination = '/var/log/glance/glance-rowsflush.log',
   $maxdelay    = 0
-) {
+) inherits glance::params {
 
   include glance::deps
 
diff --git a/manifests/cron/db_purge_images_table.pp b/manifests/cron/db_purge_images_table.pp
index 00df3c79..c1da5d97 100644
--- a/manifests/cron/db_purge_images_table.pp
+++ b/manifests/cron/db_purge_images_table.pp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #
 #  [*user*]
 #    (optional) User with access to glance files.
-#    Defaults to 'glance'.
+#    Defaults to $::glance::params::user.
 #
 #  [*age*]
 #    (optional) Number of days prior to today for deletion,
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ class glance::cron::db_purge_images_table (
   $monthday    = '*',
   $month       = '*',
   $weekday     = '*',
-  $user        = 'glance',
+  $user        = $::glance::params::user,
   $age         = 30,
   $max_rows    = 100,
   $destination = '/var/log/glance/glance-images-rowsflush.log',
   $maxdelay    = 0
-) {
+) inherits glance::params {
 
   include glance::deps
 
diff --git a/manifests/db/metadefs.pp b/manifests/db/metadefs.pp
index 0d29c65b..816dfd66 100644
--- a/manifests/db/metadefs.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/metadefs.pp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class glance::db::metadefs(
   exec { 'glance-manage db_load_metadefs':
     command     => "glance-manage ${extra_params} db_load_metadefs",
     path        => '/usr/bin',
-    user        => 'glance',
+    user        => $::glance::params::user,
     refreshonly => true,
     try_sleep   => 5,
     tries       => 10,
diff --git a/manifests/db/sync.pp b/manifests/db/sync.pp
index f320e7cb..4185e015 100644
--- a/manifests/db/sync.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/sync.pp
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ class glance::db::sync(
 ) {
 
   include glance::deps
+  include glance::params
 
   exec { 'glance-manage db_sync':
     command     => "glance-manage ${extra_params} db_sync",
     path        => '/usr/bin',
-    user        => 'glance',
+    user        => $::glance::params::user,
     refreshonly => true,
     try_sleep   => 5,
     tries       => 10,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 319b56b9..95030148 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class glance::params {
 
   $cache_cleaner_command = 'glance-cache-cleaner'
   $cache_pruner_command  = 'glance-cache-pruner'
+  $user                  = 'glance'
   $group                 = 'glance'
   $boto3_package_name    = 'python3-boto3'