diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index 3fcb191..fda4a7d 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ define oslo::db(
   $use_tpool               = $::os_service_default,
   $mysql_enable_ndb        = $::os_service_default,
   # DEPRCATED PARAMETERS
-  $idle_timeout            = $::os_service_default,
+  $idle_timeout            = undef,
   $min_pool_size           = undef,
 ) {
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ define oslo::db(
     }
   }
 
-  if $idle_timeout {
+  if $idle_timeout != undef {
     warning('The idle_timeout parameter is deprecated. Please use connection_recycle_time instead.')
   }