diff --git a/puppet/services/ceilometer-base.yaml b/puppet/services/ceilometer-base.yaml
index 914c8b285d..169e4160ca 100644
--- a/puppet/services/ceilometer-base.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/ceilometer-base.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ parameters:
     constraints:
     - allowed_values: ['gnocchi', 'database']
   CeilometerEventDispatcher:
-    default: ['gnocchi']
+    default: ['gnocchi', 'database']
     description: Comma-separated list of Dispatchers to process events data
     type: comma_delimited_list
     constraints: