diff --git a/docker/services/opendaylight-api.yaml b/docker/services/opendaylight-api.yaml
index cb3d9843ed..274f42d6ff 100644
--- a/docker/services/opendaylight-api.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/opendaylight-api.yaml
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ outputs:
       metadata_settings:
         get_attr: [OpenDaylightBase, role_data, metadata_settings]
       host_prep_tasks:
+        - name: Delete cache folder
+          file:
+            path: /var/lib/opendaylight/data/cache
+            state: absent
         - name: create persistent directories
           file:
             path: "{{ item }}"
@@ -181,8 +185,12 @@ outputs:
         # Containerized deployment upgrade steps
         - name: ODL container L2 update and upgrade tasks
           block: &odl_container_upgrade_tasks
-            - name: remove data, journal and snapshots
+            - name: stop previous ODL container
+              docker_container:
+                name: opendaylight_api
+                state: stopped
               when: step|int == 0
+            - name: remove data, journal and snapshots
               file:
                 path: /var/lib/opendaylight/{{item}}
                 state: absent
@@ -190,6 +198,7 @@ outputs:
                 - snapshots
                 - journal
                 - data
+              when: step|int == 0
             - name: Set ODL upgrade flag to True
               copy:
                 dest: /var/lib/config-data/puppet-generated/opendaylight/opt/opendaylight/etc/opendaylight/datastore/initial/config/genius-mdsalutil-config.xml
@@ -231,6 +240,19 @@ outputs:
             - name: store update level to update_level variable
               set_fact:
                 odl_update_level: {get_param: ODLUpdateLevel}
+        - name: Stop ODL container and remove cache
+          block:
+            - name: Stop previous ODL container
+              docker_container:
+                name: opendaylight_api
+                state: stopped
+            - name: Delete cache folder
+              file:
+                path: /var/lib/opendaylight/data/cache
+                state: absent
+          when:
+            - step|int == 0
+            - odl_update_level == 1
         - name: Run L2 update tasks that are similar to upgrade_tasks when update level is 2
           block: *odl_container_upgrade_tasks
           when: odl_update_level == 2
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-odl-update-upgrade-cache-83004abe108971c1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-odl-update-upgrade-cache-83004abe108971c1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7eaafca1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-odl-update-upgrade-cache-83004abe108971c1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes update and upgrade along with modifying configuration for
+    OpenDaylight deployments.  See
+    https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1775919