diff --git a/tools/ovn_migration/tripleo_environment/playbooks/roles/migration/templates/activate-ovn.sh.j2 b/tools/ovn_migration/tripleo_environment/playbooks/roles/migration/templates/activate-ovn.sh.j2
index 2fa4f4253d4..72e8d694d71 100644
--- a/tools/ovn_migration/tripleo_environment/playbooks/roles/migration/templates/activate-ovn.sh.j2
+++ b/tools/ovn_migration/tripleo_environment/playbooks/roles/migration/templates/activate-ovn.sh.j2
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ ovs-vsctl del-controller {{ ovn_bridge }}
 # Activate ovn-controller by configuring integration bridge
 ovs-vsctl set open . external_ids:ovn-bridge={{ ovn_bridge }}
 
+# WORKAROUND for https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1782834
+# By restarting ovs-vswitchd process, new connection is made based
+# on the protocols values set in OVS database. OVS 2.13 by default
+# implements OpenFlow protocols up to 1.5 and 1.5 is the one that
+# is required by ovn-controller.
+systemctl restart openvswitch
+
 podman start ovn_controller
 
 # Delete ovs bridges - br-tun and br-migration