diff --git a/neutron/agent/linux/interface.py b/neutron/agent/linux/interface.py
index 0c838e6accd..c9de1c60757 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/linux/interface.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/linux/interface.py
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class OVSInterfaceDriver(LinuxInterfaceDriver):
         namespace_obj = ip_wrapper.ensure_namespace(namespace)
         for i in range(9):
             try:
-                namespace_obj.add_device_to_namespace(device)
+                namespace_obj.add_device_to_namespace(device, is_ovs_port=True)
                 break
             except ip_lib.NetworkInterfaceNotFound:
                 # NOTE(slaweq): if the exception was NetworkInterfaceNotFound
diff --git a/neutron/agent/linux/ip_lib.py b/neutron/agent/linux/ip_lib.py
index 18019e51ab3..4d664381f89 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/linux/ip_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/linux/ip_lib.py
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ class IPWrapper(SubProcessBase):
                 return True
         return False
 
-    def add_device_to_namespace(self, device):
+    def add_device_to_namespace(self, device, is_ovs_port=False):
         if self.namespace:
-            device.link.set_netns(self.namespace)
+            device.link.set_netns(self.namespace, is_ovs_port=is_ovs_port)
 
     def add_vlan(self, name, physical_interface, vlan_id):
         privileged.create_interface(name,
@@ -457,10 +457,15 @@ class IpLinkCommand(IpDeviceCommandBase):
         privileged.set_link_attribute(
             self.name, self._parent.namespace, state='down')
 
-    def set_netns(self, namespace):
+    def set_netns(self, namespace, is_ovs_port=False):
         privileged.set_link_attribute(
             self.name, self._parent.namespace, net_ns_fd=namespace)
         self._parent.namespace = namespace
+        if is_ovs_port:
+            # NOTE(slaweq): because of the "shy port" which may dissapear for
+            # short time after it's moved to the namespace we need to wait
+            # a bit before checking if port really exists in the namespace
+            time.sleep(1)
         common_utils.wait_until_true(lambda: self.exists, timeout=5,
                                      sleep=0.5)
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_interface.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_interface.py
index 0d9a7bebb45..84fe6c5af8c 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_interface.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_interface.py
@@ -470,11 +470,11 @@ class TestOVSInterfaceDriver(TestBase):
                 expected.extend(
                     [mock.call().ensure_namespace(namespace),
                      mock.call().ensure_namespace().add_device_to_namespace(
-                         mock.ANY),
+                         mock.ANY, is_ovs_port=True),
                      mock.call().ensure_namespace().add_device_to_namespace(
-                         mock.ANY),
+                         mock.ANY, is_ovs_port=True),
                      mock.call().ensure_namespace().add_device_to_namespace(
-                         mock.ANY)])
+                         mock.ANY, is_ovs_port=True)])
             expected.extend([
                 mock.call(namespace=namespace),
                 mock.call().device('tap0'),
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py
index 9186eca5b40..da754464c35 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py
@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ class TestIpWrapper(base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_add_device_to_namespace(self):
         dev = mock.Mock()
         ip_lib.IPWrapper(namespace='ns').add_device_to_namespace(dev)
-        dev.assert_has_calls([mock.call.link.set_netns('ns')])
+        dev.assert_has_calls(
+            [mock.call.link.set_netns('ns', is_ovs_port=False)])
 
     def test_add_device_to_namespace_is_none(self):
         dev = mock.Mock()