diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandler.java b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandler.java
index b9e193a..e8de7a0 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandler.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandler.java
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
         deviceService.addListener(ovsdbListener);
         deviceService.addListener(bridgeListener);
         osNodeService.addListener(osNodeListener);
+        ovsdbController.setServerMode(false);
 
         log.info("Started");
     }
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandlerTest.java b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandlerTest.java
index ff59237..5641e4c 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandlerTest.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandlerTest.java
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.anyBoolean;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.anyObject;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.createMock;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expectLastCall;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.onosproject.net.AnnotationKeys.PORT_NAME;
@@ -238,6 +240,9 @@
         expect(mockOvsdbController.getOvsdbClient(anyObject()))
                 .andReturn(mockOvsdbClient)
                 .anyTimes();
+        mockOvsdbController.setServerMode(anyBoolean());
+        expectLastCall();
+
         replay(mockOvsdbController);
 
         testNodeManager = new TestOpenstackNodeManager();