diff --git a/manifests/services/bgpvpn.pp b/manifests/services/bgpvpn.pp
index 8f6b310e9..f3df69ced 100644
--- a/manifests/services/bgpvpn.pp
+++ b/manifests/services/bgpvpn.pp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class neutron::services::bgpvpn (
   if $sync_db {
     Package<| title == $::neutron::params::bgpvpn_plugin_package |> ~> Exec['bgpvpn-db-sync']
     exec { 'bgpvpn-db-sync':
-      command     => 'neutron-db-manage --config-file /etc/neutron/neutron.conf --subproject networking-bgpvpn upgrade',
+      command     => 'neutron-db-manage --config-file /etc/neutron/neutron.conf --subproject networking-bgpvpn upgrade head',
       path        => '/usr/bin',
       subscribe   => [
         Anchor['neutron::install::end'],
diff --git a/spec/classes/neutron_services_bgpvpn_spec.rb b/spec/classes/neutron_services_bgpvpn_spec.rb
index a13b726a5..301be0055 100644
--- a/spec/classes/neutron_services_bgpvpn_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/neutron_services_bgpvpn_spec.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ describe 'neutron::services::bgpvpn' do
           :name   => platform_params[:bgpvpn_package_name],
         )
       end
+
+      it 'runs neutron-db-sync' do
+        is_expected.to contain_exec('bgpvpn-db-sync').with(
+          :command     => 'neutron-db-manage --config-file /etc/neutron/neutron.conf --subproject networking-bgpvpn upgrade head',
+          :path        => '/usr/bin',
+          :subscribe   => ['Anchor[neutron::install::end]',
+                           'Anchor[neutron::config::end]',
+                           'Anchor[neutron::dbsync::begin]'
+                           ],
+          :notify      => 'Anchor[neutron::dbsync::end]',
+          :refreshonly => 'true',
+        )
+      end
     end
 
     context 'with multiple service providers' do