diff --git a/manifests/db_type.pp b/manifests/db_type.pp
index 440a3e9..23e4660 100644
--- a/manifests/db_type.pp
+++ b/manifests/db_type.pp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ define sunetdrive::db_type(
   $mariadb_dir = '/etc/mariadb'
   $mycnf_path = 'sunetdrive/mariadb/my.cnf.erb'
   $server_id = 1000 + Integer($facts['networking']['hostname'][-1])
-  ensure_resource('file',$mariadb_dir, { ensure => directory, recurse => true } )
+  ensure_resource('file',$mariadb_dir, { ensure => directory } )
   $dirs = ['datadir', 'init', 'conf', 'backups', 'scripts' ]
   $dirs.each |$dir| {
     ensure_resource('file',"${mariadb_dir}/${dir}", { ensure => directory, recurse => true } )