diff --git a/projects/60_nova/upgrade.sh b/projects/60_nova/upgrade.sh
index 8a267ee5..a16dd4ed 100755
--- a/projects/60_nova/upgrade.sh
+++ b/projects/60_nova/upgrade.sh
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ upgrade_project nova $RUN_DIR $BASE_DEVSTACK_BRANCH $TARGET_DEVSTACK_BRANCH
 create_nova_keys_dir
 
 # Migrate the database
-$NOVA_BIN_DIR/nova-manage --config-file $NOVA_CONF db sync || die $LINENO "DB sync error"
 $NOVA_BIN_DIR/nova-manage --config-file $NOVA_CONF api_db sync || die $LINENO "API DB sync error"
+$NOVA_BIN_DIR/nova-manage --config-file $NOVA_CONF db sync || die $LINENO "DB sync error"
 
 iniset $NOVA_CONF upgrade_levels compute auto