diff --git a/manifests/db/sync.pp b/manifests/db/sync.pp
index b65bb2be7..cee869b77 100644
--- a/manifests/db/sync.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/sync.pp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class keystone::db::sync(
     refreshonly => true,
     try_sleep   => 5,
     tries       => 10,
+    logoutput   => on_failure,
     subscribe   => [
       Anchor['keystone::install::end'],
       Anchor['keystone::config::end'],
diff --git a/spec/classes/keystone_db_sync_spec.rb b/spec/classes/keystone_db_sync_spec.rb
index c0925ba13..619031d4b 100644
--- a/spec/classes/keystone_db_sync_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/keystone_db_sync_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ describe 'keystone::db::sync' do
           :try_sleep   => 5,
           :tries       => 10,
           :refreshonly => true,
+          :logoutput   => 'on_failure',
           :subscribe   => ['Anchor[keystone::install::end]',
                           'Anchor[keystone::config::end]',
                           'Anchor[keystone::dbsync::begin]'],
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ describe 'keystone::db::sync' do
           :try_sleep   => 5,
           :tries       => 10,
           :refreshonly => true,
+          :logoutput   => 'on_failure',
           :subscribe   => ['Anchor[keystone::install::end]',
                           'Anchor[keystone::config::end]',
                           'Anchor[keystone::dbsync::begin]'],