diff --git a/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-broken b/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-broken
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..55aa8e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-broken
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+neutron_ovs_hooks.py
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diff --git a/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-changed b/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-changed
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..55aa8e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-changed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+neutron_ovs_hooks.py
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diff --git a/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-departed b/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-departed
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..55aa8e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-departed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+neutron_ovs_hooks.py
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diff --git a/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-joined b/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-joined
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..55aa8e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/neutron-plugin-api-relation-joined
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+neutron_ovs_hooks.py
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diff --git a/hooks/neutron_ovs_context.py b/hooks/neutron_ovs_context.py
index ebd6c227..c3d4b6bc 100644
--- a/hooks/neutron_ovs_context.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_ovs_context.py
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ def _neutron_security_groups():
     Inspects current neutron-plugin relation and determine if nova-c-c has
     instructed us to use neutron security groups.
     '''
-    for rid in relation_ids('neutron-plugin'):
+    for rid in relation_ids('neutron-plugin-api'):
         for unit in related_units(rid):
-            return relation_get('neutron_security_groups',rid=rid, unit=unit)
+            sec_group=relation_get('neutron_security_groups',rid=rid, unit=unit)
+            if sec_group is not None:
+                return sec_group
     return False
 
 class OVSPluginContext(context.NeutronContext):
diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index 69a365b2..7a5f2d26 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ requires:
   container:
     interface: juju-info
     scope: container
-
+  neutron-plugin-api:
+    interface: neutron-plugin-api