diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 0b1978d6..7d424981 100755
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ options:
       Minimum number of l3 agents to host a router. Only used when enable-l3ha
       is True
   dhcp-agents-per-network:
-    default: 2
+    default: 1
     type: int
     description: |
       The number of dhcp agents to be deployed per network.  This option is
diff --git a/hooks/neutron_api_context.py b/hooks/neutron_api_context.py
index 441caa4b..5af5aa26 100644
--- a/hooks/neutron_api_context.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_api_context.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class NeutronCCContext(context.NeutronContext):
                 config('max-l3-agents-per-router')
             ctxt['min_l3_agents_per_router'] = \
                 config('min-l3-agents-per-router')
-            ctxt['dhcp_agents_per_network'] = config('dhcp-agents-per-network')
+        ctxt['dhcp_agents_per_network'] = config('dhcp-agents-per-network')
         ctxt['overlay_network_type'] = self.neutron_overlay_network_type
         ctxt['external_network'] = config('neutron-external-network')
         if config('neutron-plugin') in ['vsp']:
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_neutron_api_context.py b/unit_tests/test_neutron_api_context.py
index b949b614..ea414f67 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_neutron_api_context.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_neutron_api_context.py
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ class NeutronCCContextTest(CharmTestCase):
             'debug': True,
             'enable_dvr': False,
             'l3_ha': False,
+            'dhcp_agents_per_network': 3,
             'external_network': 'bob',
             'neutron_bind_port': self.api_port,
             'verbose': True,
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ class NeutronCCContextTest(CharmTestCase):
             'debug': True,
             'enable_dvr': False,
             'l3_ha': False,
+            'dhcp_agents_per_network': 3,
             'external_network': 'bob',
             'neutron_bind_port': self.api_port,
             'verbose': True,