diff --git a/manifests/db/sync.pp b/manifests/db/sync.pp
index 600e02b..a998cd7 100644
--- a/manifests/db/sync.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/sync.pp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # [*extra_params*]
 #   (Optional) String of extra command line parameters to append
 #   to the magnum-dbsync command.
-#   Defaults to undef
+#   Defaults to ''
 #
 # [*exec_path*]
 #   (Optional) The path  to use for finding the magnum-db-manage binary.
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #
 class magnum::db::sync(
   $user            = 'magnum',
-  $extra_params    = '--config-file /etc/magnum/magnum.conf',
+  $extra_params    = '',
   $exec_path       = '/usr/bin',
   $db_sync_timeout = 300,
 ) {
diff --git a/spec/classes/magnum_db_sync_spec.rb b/spec/classes/magnum_db_sync_spec.rb
index 17c038f..938156b 100644
--- a/spec/classes/magnum_db_sync_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/magnum_db_sync_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe 'magnum::db::sync' do
 
     it 'runs magnum-db-sync' do
       is_expected.to contain_exec('magnum-db-sync').with(
-        :command     => 'magnum-db-manage --config-file /etc/magnum/magnum.conf upgrade head',
+        :command     => 'magnum-db-manage  upgrade head',
         :path        => '/usr/bin',
         :user        => 'magnum',
         :refreshonly => 'true',
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe 'magnum::db::sync' do
 
     it {
         is_expected.to contain_exec('magnum-db-sync').with(
-          :command     => 'magnum-db-manage --config-file /etc/magnum/magnum.conf upgrade head',
+          :command     => 'magnum-db-manage  upgrade head',
           :path        => '/opt/venvs/magnum/bin',
           :user        => 'magnum',
           :refreshonly => 'true',