diff --git a/hooks/neutron_api_utils.py b/hooks/neutron_api_utils.py
index 0739e33e..15a1f61b 100644
--- a/hooks/neutron_api_utils.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_api_utils.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.utils import (
 
 from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     config,
+    charm_dir,
     log,
 )
 
@@ -383,10 +384,12 @@ def git_post_install(projects_yaml):
     render('git/neutron_sudoers', '/etc/sudoers.d/neutron_sudoers', {},
            perms=0o440)
 
+    bin_dir = os.path.join(charm_dir(), 'venv/bin')
     neutron_api_context = {
         'service_description': 'Neutron API server',
         'charm_name': 'neutron-api',
         'process_name': 'neutron-server',
+        'executable_name': os.path.join(bin_dir, 'neutron-server'),
     }
 
     # NOTE(coreycb): Needs systemd support
diff --git a/templates/git/upstart/neutron-server.upstart b/templates/git/upstart/neutron-server.upstart
index 7211e129..4bd8e268 100644
--- a/templates/git/upstart/neutron-server.upstart
+++ b/templates/git/upstart/neutron-server.upstart
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ end script
 script
   [ -r /etc/default/{{ process_name }} ] && . /etc/default/{{ process_name }}
   [ -r "$NEUTRON_PLUGIN_CONFIG" ] && CONF_ARG="--config-file $NEUTRON_PLUGIN_CONFIG"
-  exec start-stop-daemon --start --chuid neutron --exec /usr/local/bin/neutron-server -- \
+  exec start-stop-daemon --start --chuid neutron --exec {{ executable_name }} -- \
     --config-file /etc/neutron/neutron.conf \
     --log-file /var/log/neutron/server.log $CONF_ARG
 end script