diff --git a/modules/subunit2sql/manifests/server.pp b/modules/subunit2sql/manifests/server.pp
index d9cab2b88e..864e06c2c9 100644
--- a/modules/subunit2sql/manifests/server.pp
+++ b/modules/subunit2sql/manifests/server.pp
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ class subunit2sql::server (
     command     => 'subunit2sql-db-manage --config-file /etc/subunit2sql.conf upgrade head',
     path        => '/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin/',
     subscribe   => Package['subunit2sql'],
+    refreshonly => true,
   }
 }