diff --git a/networking_odl/ml2/mech_driver.py b/networking_odl/ml2/mech_driver.py
index 82a9ba464..27248565a 100644
--- a/networking_odl/ml2/mech_driver.py
+++ b/networking_odl/ml2/mech_driver.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from networking_odl.common import callback as odl_call
 from networking_odl.common import client as odl_client
 from networking_odl.common import constants as odl_const
 from networking_odl.common import filters
+from networking_odl.common import odl_features
 from networking_odl.common import utils as odl_utils
 from networking_odl.ml2 import port_binding
 from networking_odl.trunk import trunk_driver_v1 as trunk_driver
@@ -459,6 +460,7 @@ class OpenDaylightMechanismDriver(api.MechanismDriver):
         self.password = cfg.CONF.ml2_odl.password
         self.odl_drv = OpenDaylightDriver()
         self.trunk_driver = trunk_driver.OpenDaylightTrunkDriverV1.create()
+        odl_features.init()
 
     # Postcommit hooks are used to trigger synchronization.
 
diff --git a/networking_odl/tests/unit/ml2/test_mechanism_odl.py b/networking_odl/tests/unit/ml2/test_mechanism_odl.py
index 21b25559d..ce834b9cc 100644
--- a/networking_odl/tests/unit/ml2/test_mechanism_odl.py
+++ b/networking_odl/tests/unit/ml2/test_mechanism_odl.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class OpenDaylightTestCase(test_plugin.Ml2PluginV2TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.useFixture(odl_base.OpenDaylightRestClientFixture())
+        self.useFixture(odl_base.OpendaylightFeaturesFixture())
         super(OpenDaylightTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.port_create_status = 'DOWN'
         self.mech = mech_driver.OpenDaylightMechanismDriver()
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ class OpenDaylightTestCase(test_plugin.Ml2PluginV2TestCase):
 class OpenDayLightMechanismConfigTests(testlib_api.SqlTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(OpenDayLightMechanismConfigTests, self).setUp()
+        self.useFixture(odl_base.OpendaylightFeaturesFixture())
         config.cfg.CONF.set_override('mechanism_drivers',
                                      ['logger', 'opendaylight'],
                                      'ml2')
@@ -302,6 +304,7 @@ class OpenDaylightMechanismDriverTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(OpenDaylightMechanismDriverTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(odl_base.OpenDaylightRestClientFixture())
+        self.useFixture(odl_base.OpendaylightFeaturesFixture())
         config.cfg.CONF.set_override('mechanism_drivers',
                                      ['logger', 'opendaylight'], 'ml2')
         self.mech = mech_driver.OpenDaylightMechanismDriver()
@@ -547,6 +550,7 @@ class OpenDaylightMechanismDriverTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
 class TestOpenDaylightMechanismDriver(base.DietTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.useFixture(odl_base.OpenDaylightRestClientFixture())
+        self.useFixture(odl_base.OpendaylightFeaturesFixture())
         super(TestOpenDaylightMechanismDriver, self).setUp()
         config.cfg.CONF.set_override('mechanism_drivers',
                                      ['logger', 'opendaylight'], 'ml2')