diff --git a/tobiko/openstack/neutron/__init__.py b/tobiko/openstack/neutron/__init__.py
index 3b2e7b35d..fda0bdef9 100644
--- a/tobiko/openstack/neutron/__init__.py
+++ b/tobiko/openstack/neutron/__init__.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ skip_if_missing_networking_agents = _agent.skip_if_missing_networking_agents
 skip_unless_is_ovn = _agent.skip_unless_is_ovn
 skip_unless_is_ovs = _agent.skip_unless_is_ovs
 skip_if_is_old_ovn = _agent.skip_if_is_old_ovn
+has_ovn = _agent.has_ovn
+has_ovs = _agent.has_ovs
 
 NeutronClientFixture = _client.NeutronClientFixture
 ServiceUnavailable = _client.ServiceUnavailable
diff --git a/tobiko/openstack/neutron/_agent.py b/tobiko/openstack/neutron/_agent.py
index 9f2854ac0..ad4195a40 100644
--- a/tobiko/openstack/neutron/_agent.py
+++ b/tobiko/openstack/neutron/_agent.py
@@ -89,13 +89,25 @@ def list_networking_agents(**attributes):
         NetworkingAgentFixture).agents.with_items(**attributes)
 
 
-def missing_networking_agents(count=1, **params):
-    agents = list_networking_agents(**params)
-    return max(0, count - len(agents))
+def count_networking_agents(**params) -> int:
+    return len(list_networking_agents(**params))
 
 
-def has_networking_agents(count=1, **params):
-    return not missing_networking_agents(count=count, **params)
+def missing_networking_agents(count=1, **params) -> int:
+    actual_count = count_networking_agents(**params)
+    return max(0, count - actual_count)
+
+
+def has_networking_agents(**params) -> bool:
+    return count_networking_agents(**params) > 0
+
+
+def has_ovn() -> bool:
+    return not has_ovs()
+
+
+def has_ovs() -> bool:
+    return has_networking_agents(binary=OPENVSWITCH_AGENT)
 
 
 DecoratorType = typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable, typing.Type]],
diff --git a/tobiko/openstack/tests/_neutron.py b/tobiko/openstack/tests/_neutron.py
index aa147fa3b..816e94eab 100644
--- a/tobiko/openstack/tests/_neutron.py
+++ b/tobiko/openstack/tests/_neutron.py
@@ -10,16 +10,11 @@ from tobiko.openstack import neutron
 from tobiko.openstack import topology
 from tobiko.shell import ip
 from tobiko.shell import sh
-from tobiko.tripleo import containers
 from tobiko.tripleo import pacemaker
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def is_ovn_configured():
-    return containers.ovn_used_on_overcloud()
-
-
 def build_ovn_db_show_dict(ovn_db_show_str):
     # returns a dictionary with OVN NB or OVN SB DB information
     # each dict key is a section from the OVN DB command output
@@ -76,6 +71,7 @@ def test_neutron_agents_are_alive(timeout=300., interval=5.) \
 
 
 def ovn_dbs_are_synchronized(test_case):
+    from tobiko.tripleo import containers
     # declare commands
     search_container_cmd = (
         "%s ps --format '{{.Names}}' -f name=ovn-dbs-bundle" %
@@ -215,7 +211,7 @@ def ovn_dbs_vip_bindings(test_case):
 
 
 def test_ovn_dbs_validations():
-    if not is_ovn_configured():
+    if not neutron.has_ovn():
         LOG.debug('OVN not configured. OVN DB sync validations skipped')
         return
 
@@ -231,7 +227,7 @@ def test_ovs_bridges_mac_table_size():
     expected_mac_table_size = '50000'
     get_mac_table_size_cmd = ('ovs-vsctl get bridge {br_name} '
                               'other-config:mac-table-size')
-    if is_ovn_configured():
+    if neutron.has_ovn():
         get_br_mappings_cmd = ('ovs-vsctl get Open_vSwitch . '
                                'external_ids:ovn-bridge-mappings')
     else:
diff --git a/tobiko/tripleo/containers.py b/tobiko/tripleo/containers.py
index 29c96ccfb..9ec261e5d 100644
--- a/tobiko/tripleo/containers.py
+++ b/tobiko/tripleo/containers.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import docker as dockerlib
 import tobiko
 from tobiko import podman
 from tobiko import docker
+from tobiko.openstack import neutron
 from tobiko.openstack import topology
 from tobiko.shell import sh
 from tobiko.shell import ssh
@@ -218,15 +219,9 @@ def assert_all_tripleo_containers_running():
     assert_ovn_containers_running()
 
 
-@functools.lru_cache()
-def ovn_used_on_overcloud():
-    return list_containers_df()['container_name'].\
-            str.contains('ovn').any(axis=None)
-
-
 def assert_ovn_containers_running():
     # specific OVN verifications
-    if ovn_used_on_overcloud():
+    if neutron.has_ovn():
         ovn_controller_containers = ['ovn_controller',
                                      'ovn-dbs-bundle-{}-'.
                                      format(container_runtime_name)]
@@ -252,7 +247,7 @@ def run_container_config_validations():
     # TODO add here any generic configuration validation
     config_checkings = []
 
-    if ovn_used_on_overcloud():
+    if neutron.has_ovn():
         ovn_config_checkings = \
             [{'node_group': 'controller',
               'container_name': 'neutron_api',
diff --git a/tobiko/tripleo/processes.py b/tobiko/tripleo/processes.py
index 838b41466..a9e265de8 100644
--- a/tobiko/tripleo/processes.py
+++ b/tobiko/tripleo/processes.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import pandas
 import six
 
 import tobiko
+from tobiko.openstack import neutron
 from tobiko.openstack import topology
-from tobiko.tripleo import containers
 from tobiko.tripleo import overcloud
 from tobiko.shell import sh
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class OvercloudProcessesStatus(object):
         expected overcloud node or nodes
         :return: Bool
         """
-        if not containers.ovn_used_on_overcloud():
+        if not neutron.has_ovn():
             LOG.info("Networking OVN not configured")
             return True