diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent b/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent
index 1d24f3b837..2a05e2dcfa 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function neutron_plugin_configure_plugin_agent {
         OVS_BRIDGE_MAPPINGS=$PHYSICAL_NETWORK:$OVS_PHYSICAL_BRIDGE
 
         # Configure bridge manually with physical interface as port for multi-node
-        sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait -- --may-exist add-br $OVS_PHYSICAL_BRIDGE
+        _neutron_ovs_base_add_bridge $OVS_PHYSICAL_BRIDGE
     fi
     if [[ "$OVS_BRIDGE_MAPPINGS" != "" ]]; then
         iniset /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ovs bridge_mappings $OVS_BRIDGE_MAPPINGS
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function neutron_plugin_configure_plugin_agent {
         # Set up domU's L2 agent:
 
         # Create a bridge "br-$GUEST_INTERFACE_DEFAULT"
-        sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait -- --may-exist add-br "br-$GUEST_INTERFACE_DEFAULT"
+        _neutron_ovs_base_add_bridge "br-$GUEST_INTERFACE_DEFAULT"
         # Add $GUEST_INTERFACE_DEFAULT to that bridge
         sudo ovs-vsctl add-port "br-$GUEST_INTERFACE_DEFAULT" $GUEST_INTERFACE_DEFAULT
 
diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base
index 81561d3114..4e750f0932 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base
@@ -15,13 +15,21 @@ function is_neutron_ovs_base_plugin {
     return 0
 }
 
+function _neutron_ovs_base_add_bridge {
+    local bridge=$1
+    local addbr_cmd="sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait -- --may-exist add-br $bridge"
+
+    if [ "$OVS_DATAPATH_TYPE" != "" ] ; then
+        addbr_cmd="$addbr_cmd -- set Bridge $bridge datapath_type=${OVS_DATAPATH_TYPE}"
+    fi
+
+    $addbr_cmd
+}
+
 function _neutron_ovs_base_setup_bridge {
     local bridge=$1
     neutron-ovs-cleanup
-    sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait -- --may-exist add-br $bridge
-    if [[ $OVS_DATAPATH_TYPE != "" ]]; then
-        sudo ovs-vsctl set Bridge $bridge datapath_type=${OVS_DATAPATH_TYPE}
-    fi
+    _neutron_ovs_base_add_bridge $bridge
     sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait br-set-external-id $bridge bridge-id $bridge
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +100,7 @@ function _neutron_ovs_base_configure_l3_agent {
         sudo ip link set $Q_PUBLIC_VETH_EX up
         sudo ip addr flush dev $Q_PUBLIC_VETH_EX
     else
-        sudo ovs-vsctl -- --may-exist add-br $PUBLIC_BRIDGE
+        _neutron_ovs_base_add_bridge $PUBLIC_BRIDGE
         sudo ovs-vsctl br-set-external-id $PUBLIC_BRIDGE bridge-id $PUBLIC_BRIDGE
     fi
 }