diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
index 7254e53648..ab07b967d1 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class openstack_project::gerrit (
   $trivial_rebase_role_id = '',
   $email_private_key = '',
   $replicate_local = true,
+  $replication_force_update = true,
   $replication = [],
   $local_git_dir = '/opt/lib/git',
   $jeepyb_cache_dir = '/opt/lib/jeepyb',
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ class openstack_project::gerrit (
     email_private_key                   => $email_private_key,
     replicate_local                     => $replicate_local,
     replicate_path                      => $local_git_dir,
+    replication_force_update            => $replication_force_update,
     replication                         => $replication,
     gitweb                              => $gitweb,
     cgit                                => $cgit,
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review.pp
index 76c97b9bbe..29d06ab810 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review.pp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class openstack_project::review (
     sysadmins                           => $sysadmins,
     swift_username                      => $swift_username,
     swift_password                      => $swift_password,
+    replication_force_update            => true,
     replication                         => [
       {
         name                 => 'github',
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review_dev.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review_dev.pp
index 624706bb9d..154fafd99b 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review_dev.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review_dev.pp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class openstack_project::review_dev (
     web_repo_url                    => 'https://git.openstack.org/cgit/',
     swift_username                  => $swift_username,
     swift_password                  => $swift_password,
+    replication_force_update        => true,
     replication                     => [
       {
         name                 => 'github',