diff --git a/tests/pillar/control_opendaylight.sls b/tests/pillar/control_opendaylight.sls
index 9064406..76a4c90 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/control_opendaylight.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/control_opendaylight.sls
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
       user: admin
       password: admin
       ovsdb_connection: tcp:127.0.0.1:6639
+      ovsdb_interface: native
       mechanism:
         ovs:
           driver: opendaylight
diff --git a/tests/pillar/gateway_legacy_opendaylight.sls b/tests/pillar/gateway_legacy_opendaylight.sls
index 8bf6b26..2f43676 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/gateway_legacy_opendaylight.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/gateway_legacy_opendaylight.sls
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       tenant_network_types: "flat,vxlan"
       router: odl-router
       ovsdb_connection: tcp:127.0.0.1:6639
+      ovsdb_interface: native
       mechanism:
         ovs:
           driver: opendaylight