diff --git a/lib/placement b/lib/placement
index ad12824..8adbbde 100644
--- a/lib/placement
+++ b/lib/placement
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@
 function init_placement {
     if [ "$PLACEMENT_DB_ENABLED" != False ]; then
         recreate_database placement
+        time_start "dbsync"
         $NOVA_BIN_DIR/nova-manage --config-file $NOVA_CONF api_db sync
+        time_stop "dbsync"
     fi
     create_placement_accounts
 }