diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 07ae2897d..164b0cf44 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class nova::api($enabled=false) {
 
   Exec['post-nova_config'] ~> Service['nova-api']
+  Exec['nova-db-sync'] ~> Service['nova-api']
 
   if $enabled {
     $service_ensure = 'running'
diff --git a/manifests/compute.pp b/manifests/compute.pp
index 9c3667606..acc668895 100644
--- a/manifests/compute.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute.pp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class nova::compute(
 ) {
 
   Exec['post-nova_config'] ~> Service['nova-compute']
+  Exec['nova-db-sync']  ~> Service['nova-compute']
 
   nova_config { 'libvirt_type': value => $libvirt_type }
 
diff --git a/manifests/network.pp b/manifests/network.pp
index 9dd9343bf..db3bc8848 100644
--- a/manifests/network.pp
+++ b/manifests/network.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class nova::network( $enabled=false ) {
 
   Exec['post-nova_config'] ~> Service['nova-network']
+  Exec['nova-db-sync'] ~> Service['nova-network']
 
   if $enabled {
     $service_ensure = 'running'
diff --git a/manifests/objectstore.pp b/manifests/objectstore.pp
index 67601806e..fc580abfb 100644
--- a/manifests/objectstore.pp
+++ b/manifests/objectstore.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class nova::objectstore( $enabled=false ) {
 
   Exec['post-nova_config'] ~> Service['nova-objectstore']
+  Exec['nova-db-sync'] ~> Service['nova-objectstore']
 
   if $enabled {
     $service_ensure = 'running'
diff --git a/manifests/scheduler.pp b/manifests/scheduler.pp
index afb4d2313..db288db40 100644
--- a/manifests/scheduler.pp
+++ b/manifests/scheduler.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class nova::scheduler( $enabled ) {
 
   Exec['post-nova_config'] ~> Service['nova-scheduler']
+  Exec['nova-db-sync'] -> Service['nova-scheduler']
 
   if $enabled {
     $service_ensure = 'running'