diff --git a/src/lib/charm/openstack/openvswitch_odl.py b/src/lib/charm/openstack/openvswitch_odl.py
index a5b0ccd..75a2786 100644
--- a/src/lib/charm/openstack/openvswitch_odl.py
+++ b/src/lib/charm/openstack/openvswitch_odl.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class OVSODLCharm(charms_openstack.charm.OpenStackCharm):
         ovs.set_config('host-id', socket.gethostname(),
                        table='external_ids')
         ovs.set_manager(odl_ovsdb.connection_string())
-        hookenv.status_set('active', 'Open vSwitch configured and ready')
+        hookenv.status_set('active', 'Unit is ready')
 
     def unconfigure_openvswitch(self, odl_ovsdb):
         hookenv.log("Unconfiguring OpenvSwitch")
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_lib_charm_openstack_openvswitch_odl.py b/unit_tests/test_lib_charm_openstack_openvswitch_odl.py
index 3c3ddce..8e2ce4d 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_lib_charm_openstack_openvswitch_odl.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_lib_charm_openstack_openvswitch_odl.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class TestOpenStackOVSODLCharm(Helper):
         ])
         self.get_address_in_network.assert_called_with(mock.ANY, '10.1.1.1')
         self.status_set.assert_called_with('active',
-                                           'Open vSwitch configured and ready')
+                                           'Unit is ready')
 
     def test_unconfigure_openvswitch(self):
         odl_ovsdb = mock.MagicMock()