diff --git a/manifests/nova.pp b/manifests/nova.pp
index 642bdc695..e19d19b83 100644
--- a/manifests/nova.pp
+++ b/manifests/nova.pp
@@ -130,10 +130,19 @@ class openstack_integration::nova (
     notification_topics           => $notification_topics,
   }
   class { '::nova::api':
-    api_bind_address                     => $::openstack_integration::config::host,
-    sync_db_api                          => true,
-    service_name                         => 'httpd',
-    nova_metadata_wsgi_enabled           => true,
+    api_bind_address           => $::openstack_integration::config::host,
+    sync_db                    => false,
+    sync_db_api                => false,
+    service_name               => 'httpd',
+    nova_metadata_wsgi_enabled => true,
+  }
+  class { '::nova::db::sync':
+    extra_params    => '--debug',
+    db_sync_timeout => 600,
+  }
+  class { '::nova::db::sync_api':
+    extra_params    => '--debug',
+    db_sync_timeout => 600,
   }
   class { '::nova::metadata':
     neutron_metadata_proxy_shared_secret => 'a_big_secret',