diff --git a/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp b/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
index 1abef75702..703b7005c0 100644
--- a/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ class gerrit($virtual_hostname='',
       hasrestart => true,
       require => File['/etc/init.d/gerritbot'],
       subscribe => [ File["/usr/local/gerrit/gerritbot"] ],
-      refreshonly => true,
     }
 
   } # testmode==false