diff --git a/ansible/roles/openvswitch/tasks/post-config.yml b/ansible/roles/openvswitch/tasks/post-config.yml
index 1325ec14a9..48db9149f9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/openvswitch/tasks/post-config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/openvswitch/tasks/post-config.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   loop:
     - { col: "external_ids", name: "system-id", value: "{{ openvswitch_system_id }}" }
     - { col: "other_config", name: "hw-offload", value: true, state: "{{ 'present' if openvswitch_hw_offload | bool else 'absent' }}" }
+  when:
+    - openvswitch_services['openvswitch-vswitchd'].host_in_groups | bool
   notify:
     - "Restart openvswitch-vswitchd container"
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1993285-127fe764e461465a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1993285-127fe764e461465a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..068c6e73f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1993285-127fe764e461465a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes handling of openvswitch on ``manila-share`` nodes.
+    `LP#1993285 <https://launchpad.net/bugs/1993285>`__