diff --git a/roles/edpm_ovn/defaults/main.yml b/roles/edpm_ovn/defaults/main.yml
index f45ea0ec7..b411fd7af 100644
--- a/roles/edpm_ovn/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/edpm_ovn/defaults/main.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ edpm_ovn_ofctrl_wait_before_clear: 8000
 edpm_ovn_controller_agent_image: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-ovn-controller:current-podified"
 edpm_ovn_encap_ip: "{{ tenant_ip }}"
 edpm_ovn_protocol: "{% if edpm_enable_internal_tls | bool %}ssl{% else %}tcp{% endif %}"
-ovn_match_northd_version: true
+ovn_match_northd_version: false
 ovn_monitor_all: true
 
 edpm_ovn_controller_common_volumes:
diff --git a/roles/edpm_ovn/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/edpm_ovn/meta/argument_specs.yml
index 385a3c7a3..1b10cc0a1 100644
--- a/roles/edpm_ovn/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/roles/edpm_ovn/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ argument_specs:
           Passed to the `edpm_ovn_ovs_external_ids` as value for the `ovn-ofctrl-wait-before-clear`.
         type: int
       ovn_match_northd_version:
-        default: true
+        default: false
         description: >
           Passed to the `edpm_ovn_ovs_external_ids` as value for the `ovn-match-northd-version`
         type: bool