diff --git a/manifests/db/sync.pp b/manifests/db/sync.pp
index b8eee944..86cd7dc8 100644
--- a/manifests/db/sync.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/sync.pp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class trove::db::sync {
     refreshonly => true,
     try_sleep   => 5,
     tries       => 10,
+    logoutput   => on_failure,
     subscribe   => [
       Anchor['trove::install::end'],
       Anchor['trove::config::end'],