diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 11c8d960..23108d85 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@
     - "Restart neutron services"
     - "venv changed"
 
+- name: Restart openvswitch
+  service:
+    name: "{{ neutron_ovs_service_name }}"
+    state: restarted
+  listen:
+    - "Restart provider services"
+  when: neutron_needs_openvswitch | bool
+
 - name: Symlink neutron config directory
   file:
     # NOTE(cloudnull): The "src" path is relative. This ensures all files remain
diff --git a/tasks/neutron_install.yml b/tasks/neutron_install.yml
index b5fa34bf..e93ff999 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_install.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,16 @@
   package:
     name: "{{ neutron_package_list }}"
     state: "{{ neutron_package_state }}"
+    policy_rc_d: "{{ (neutron_needs_openvswitch | bool and ansible_facts['pkg_mgr'] == 'apt') | ternary(101, omit) }}"
     update_cache: "{{ (ansible_facts['pkg_mgr'] == 'apt') | ternary('yes', omit) }}"
     cache_valid_time: "{{ (ansible_facts['pkg_mgr'] == 'apt') | ternary(cache_timeout, omit) }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages is success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
+  notify:
+    - "Restart neutron services"
+    - "Restart provider services"
 
 - name: Remove known problem packages
   package:
@@ -70,7 +74,6 @@
     venv_build_constraints: "{{ _u_c_contents.content.split('\n') | reject('match', '^(ceilometer|neutron)=') | list }}"
     venv_build_distro_package_list: "{{ neutron_devel_distro_packages }}"
     venv_install_destination_path: "{{ neutron_bin | dirname }}"
-    venv_install_distro_package_list: "{{ neutron_package_list }}"
     venv_pip_install_args: "{{ neutron_pip_install_args }}"
     venv_pip_packages: "{{ neutron_venv_packages }}"
     venv_facts_when_changed: