diff --git a/ansible/kolla-openstack.yml b/ansible/kolla-openstack.yml
index d339ffde3..5761d8ba1 100644
--- a/ansible/kolla-openstack.yml
+++ b/ansible/kolla-openstack.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
       dellos9: netmiko_dell_force10
       dell-powerconnect: netmiko_dell_powerconnect
       junos: netmiko_juniper
+      openvswitch: netmiko_ovs_linux
     ipa_image_name: "ipa"
   pre_tasks:
     - block:
diff --git a/ansible/physical-network.yml b/ansible/physical-network.yml
index e5ca01505..f4df94b90 100644
--- a/ansible/physical-network.yml
+++ b/ansible/physical-network.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
       - dell-powerconnect
       - junos
       - mellanox
+      - openvswitch
   tasks:
     - name: Fail if both interface name and description limits are specified
       fail: