diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/dhcp_agent.ini.j2 b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/dhcp_agent.ini.j2
index 240482db44..d489f385eb 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/dhcp_agent.ini.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/dhcp_agent.ini.j2
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ interface_driver = openvswitch
 
 [ovs]
 ovsdb_interface = native
-ovsdb_connection = tcp:{{ api_interface_address }}:6640
+ovsdb_connection = tcp:127.0.0.1:{{ ovsdb_port }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/l3_agent.ini.j2 b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/l3_agent.ini.j2
index 30dc29fcae..99282dee7b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/l3_agent.ini.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/l3_agent.ini.j2
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ extensions = fwaas
 
 [ovs]
 ovsdb_interface = native
-ovsdb_connection = tcp:{{ api_interface_address }}:6640
+ovsdb_connection = tcp:127.0.0.1:{{ ovsdb_port }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/ml2_conf.ini.j2 b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/ml2_conf.ini.j2
index 279423ba3a..5e02d6061a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/ml2_conf.ini.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/ml2_conf.ini.j2
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ extensions = {{ neutron_agent_extensions|map(attribute='name')|join(',') }}
 bridge_mappings = {% for bridge in neutron_bridge_name.split(',') %}physnet{{ loop.index0 + 1 }}:{{ bridge }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
-ovsdb_connection = tcp:{{ api_interface_address }}:6640
+ovsdb_connection = tcp:127.0.0.1:{{ ovsdb_port }}
 {% if enable_nova_fake | bool %}
 integration_bridge = br-int-{{ item }}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/openvswitch/templates/openvswitch-db-server.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/openvswitch/templates/openvswitch-db-server.json.j2
index 955131cf81..7e113fe6b3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/openvswitch/templates/openvswitch-db-server.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/openvswitch/templates/openvswitch-db-server.json.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "command": "start-ovsdb-server {{ api_interface_address }}",
+    "command": "start-ovsdb-server 127.0.0.1",
     "config_files": [
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/start-ovsdb-server",