diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 37a7d4f..c3039b8 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class puppet_cd::params (
   $pt_server_service                = 'puppetserver'
   $pt_agent_service                 = 'puppet'
   $pt_r10k_webhook_service          = 'r10k_gitlab_webhook'
-
+  $pt_db_service                    = 'puppetdb'
 #
   # includes must be last
   include puppet_cd::main::config