diff --git a/docker/openvswitch/openvswitch-db-server/extend_start.sh b/docker/openvswitch/openvswitch-db-server/extend_start.sh
index 3883b50ed8..6bb04af163 100644
--- a/docker/openvswitch/openvswitch-db-server/extend_start.sh
+++ b/docker/openvswitch/openvswitch-db-server/extend_start.sh
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ mkdir -p "/run/openvswitch"
 if [[ ! -e "/var/lib/openvswitch/conf.db" ]]; then
     ovsdb-tool create "/var/lib/openvswitch/conf.db"
 fi
+
+if [[ $(ovsdb-tool needs-conversion /var/lib/openvswitch/conf.db) == yes ]]; then
+    ovsdb-tool convert "/var/lib/openvswitch/conf.db"
+fi