diff --git a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py
index d9c7fcf..2faf033 100644
--- a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py
+++ b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py
@@ -45,3 +45,5 @@ DHCP_OPTIONS_NEUTRON_TO_OVN = {
     'lease-time': 'lease_time',
     'domain-search': 'domain_search',
     '26': 'mtu'}
+LOCAL_CONF_FILE = '/opt/stack/devstack/local.conf'
+WSGI_OPT = 'NEUTRON_DEPLOY_MOD_WSGI'
diff --git a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/common/utils.py b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/common/utils.py
index d2be2f3..00e46bf 100644
--- a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/common/utils.py
+++ b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/common/utils.py
@@ -31,6 +31,46 @@ LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 WB_CONF = CONF.whitebox_neutron_plugin_options
 
 
+def is_regex_in_file(regex, filename, re_flags=0, fail_no_file=True):
+    """Returns whether regex found in file content."""
+    try:
+        with open(filename) as file:
+            result = bool(re.search(
+                regex,
+                file.read(),
+                re_flags))
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        if fail_no_file:
+            LOG.exception(
+                "File '%s' not found while searching regex '%s' in it",
+                filename, regex)
+            raise
+        result = False
+    LOG.debug("is '%s' regex found in file '%s' -> %s",
+              regex, filename, result)
+    return result
+
+
+def _is_devstack_wsgi(local_conf=constants.LOCAL_CONF_FILE):
+    # NOTE(mblue): fails/false for podified, so file existence optional
+    return is_regex_in_file(
+        f'{constants.WSGI_OPT}=.*?true.*?',
+        local_conf,
+        re.I,
+        fail_no_file=False)
+
+
+def conf_action(
+        file, section='DEFAULT', param='', value='', host=None, check=True):
+    """get/set using crudini in local/remote host."""
+    assert param
+    _action = '--set' if value else '--get'
+    _value = f"'{value}'" if value else ""
+    cmd = f"crudini {_action} '{file}' '{section}' '{param}' {_value}"
+    output = shell.execute(cmd, host, check)
+    return output.stdout.strip()
+
+
 def create_payload_file(ssh_client, size):
     ssh_client.exec_command(
         "head -c {0} /dev/zero > {0}".format(size))
diff --git a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
index 9a90569..9fee487 100644
--- a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
+++ b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class BaseTempestWhiteboxTestCase(base.BaseTempestTestCase):
         is_devstack = bool(shell.execute(
             'test -d /opt/stack && echo stack',
             check=False).stdout.strip())
+    if 'is_devstack_wsgi' not in locals():
+        is_devstack_wsgi = local_utils._is_devstack_wsgi()
 
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ class BaseTempestWhiteboxTestCase(base.BaseTempestTestCase):
     @classmethod
     def get_neutron_api_service_name(cls):
         """Return the Neutron API service name based on test configuration"""
-        if cls.is_devstack:
+        if cls.is_devstack and not cls.is_devstack_wsgi:
             # NOTE: in OSP18+, the Neutron API will use WSGI by default (not
             # the eventlet server) and the name will be "neutron api"
             return 'q svc'