diff --git a/trove/common/cfg.py b/trove/common/cfg.py
index dbe824eda2..34de8fd396 100644
--- a/trove/common/cfg.py
+++ b/trove/common/cfg.py
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ mysql_opts = [
                 deprecated_name='ignore_users',
                 deprecated_group='DEFAULT'),
     cfg.ListOpt('ignore_dbs',
-                default=['mysql', 'information_schema', 'performance_schema'],
+                default=['mysql', 'information_schema', 'performance_schema',
+                         'sys'],
                 help='Databases to exclude when listing databases.',
                 deprecated_name='ignore_dbs',
                 deprecated_group='DEFAULT'),