diff --git a/recipes/api.rb b/recipes/api.rb
index ee48403..9bb7176 100644
--- a/recipes/api.rb
+++ b/recipes/api.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ service_pass = get_password 'service', 'openstack-block-storage'
 
 auth_uri = auth_uri_transform(identity_endpoint.to_s, node['openstack']['block-storage']['api']['auth']['version'])
 
-execute 'cinder-manage db sync'
+execute 'cinder-manage db sync' do
+  user node['openstack']['block-storage']['user']
+  group node['openstack']['block-storage']['group']
+end
 
 template '/etc/cinder/api-paste.ini' do
   source 'api-paste.ini.erb'
diff --git a/spec/api_spec.rb b/spec/api_spec.rb
index 792fefd..9b5739c 100644
--- a/spec/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api_spec.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe 'openstack-block-storage::api' do
     end
 
     it 'runs db migrations' do
-      expect(chef_run).to run_execute('cinder-manage db sync')
+      expect(chef_run).to run_execute('cinder-manage db sync').with(user: 'cinder', group: 'cinder')
     end
 
     describe 'api-paste.ini' do