diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/agent/manager.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/agent/manager.py
index d2ae0d53f5..9086abeaae 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/agent/manager.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/agent/manager.py
@@ -96,9 +96,16 @@ audit_intervals_opts = [
        cfg.IntOpt('lldp_audit', default=300)
                   ]
 
+dpdk_opts = [
+             cfg.StrOpt('dpdk_elf',
+                        default='/usr/sbin/ovs-vswitchd',
+                        help='DPDK ELF file used for compatibility checks'),
+            ]
+
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 CONF.register_opts(agent_opts, 'agent')
 CONF.register_opts(audit_intervals_opts, 'agent_periodic_task_intervals')
+CONF.register_opts(dpdk_opts, 'dpdk')
 
 MAXSLEEP = 600  # 10 minutes
 
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/agent/pci.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/agent/pci.py
index 4164cf9f6f..8c6e2be727 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/agent/pci.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/agent/pci.py
@@ -24,15 +24,7 @@ from sysinv.common import constants
 from sysinv.common import device as dconstants
 from sysinv.common import utils
 
-dpdk_opts = [
-             cfg.StrOpt('dpdk_elf',
-                        default='/usr/sbin/ovs-vswitchd',
-                        help='DPDK ELF file used for compatibility checks'),
-            ]
-
 CONF = cfg.CONF
-CONF.register_opts(dpdk_opts, 'dpdk')
-
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Look for PCI class 0x0200 and 0x0280 so that we get generic ethernet