diff --git a/manifests/database/sql.pp b/manifests/database/sql.pp
index bfb2618d..30c438ad 100644
--- a/manifests/database/sql.pp
+++ b/manifests/database/sql.pp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class cloud::database::sql (
       exec { 'bootstrap-mysql':
         command => '/usr/bin/mysql_install_db --rpm --user=mysql',
         unless  => 'test -d /var/lib/mysql/mysql',
-        notify  => Service['mysqld'],
+        before  => Service['mysqld'],
         require => [Package['mysql-server'], File[$mysql_server_config_file]]
       }
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_database_sql_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_database_sql_spec.rb
index 4d66ffaf..7b095a0f 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_database_sql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_database_sql_spec.rb
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ describe 'cloud::database::sql' do
         should contain_exec('bootstrap-mysql').with(
           :command => '/usr/bin/mysql_install_db --rpm --user=mysql',
           :unless  => "test -d /var/lib/mysql/mysql",
-          :notify  => 'Service[mysqld]'
+          :before  => 'Service[mysqld]'
         )
       end
     end