diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
index 8eb2993b94..e64224cbaa 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
@@ -244,11 +244,12 @@ function _run_process {
     local cmd="$2"
     local stop_cmd="$3"
     local group=$4
-    local user=${5:-$STACK_USER}
+    local user=$5
+    local rundir=${6:-$OVS_RUNDIR}
 
     local systemd_service="devstack@$service.service"
     local unit_file="$SYSTEMD_DIR/$systemd_service"
-    local environment="OVN_RUNDIR=$OVS_RUNDIR OVN_DBDIR=$OVN_DATADIR OVN_LOGDIR=$LOGDIR OVS_RUNDIR=$OVS_RUNDIR OVS_DBDIR=$OVS_DATADIR OVS_LOGDIR=$LOGDIR"
+    local environment="OVN_RUNDIR=$OVN_RUNDIR OVN_DBDIR=$OVN_DATADIR OVN_LOGDIR=$LOGDIR OVS_RUNDIR=$OVS_RUNDIR OVS_DBDIR=$OVS_DATADIR OVS_LOGDIR=$LOGDIR"
 
     echo "Starting $service executed command": $cmd
 
@@ -264,14 +265,14 @@ function _run_process {
 
     _start_process $systemd_service
 
-    local testcmd="test -e $OVS_RUNDIR/$service.pid"
+    local testcmd="test -e $rundir/$service.pid"
     test_with_retry "$testcmd" "$service did not start" $SERVICE_TIMEOUT 1
     local service_ctl_file
-    service_ctl_file=$(ls $OVS_RUNDIR | grep $service | grep ctl)
+    service_ctl_file=$(ls $rundir | grep $service | grep ctl)
     if [ -z "$service_ctl_file" ]; then
         die $LINENO "ctl file for service $service is not present."
     fi
-    sudo ovs-appctl -t $OVS_RUNDIR/$service_ctl_file vlog/set console:off syslog:info file:info
+    sudo ovs-appctl -t $rundir/$service_ctl_file vlog/set console:off syslog:info file:info
 }
 
 function clone_repository {
@@ -370,10 +371,6 @@ function install_ovn {
 
     sudo mkdir -p $OVS_RUNDIR
     sudo chown $(whoami) $OVS_RUNDIR
-    # NOTE(lucasagomes): To keep things simpler, let's reuse the same
-    # RUNDIR for both OVS and OVN. This way we avoid having to specify the
-    # --db option in the ovn-{n,s}bctl commands while playing with DevStack
-    sudo ln -s $OVS_RUNDIR $OVN_RUNDIR
 
     if [[ "$OVN_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE" == "True" ]]; then
         # If OVS is already installed, remove it, because we're about to
@@ -616,12 +613,12 @@ function _start_ovs {
                 dbcmd+=" --remote=db:hardware_vtep,Global,managers $OVS_DATADIR/vtep.db"
             fi
             dbcmd+=" $OVS_DATADIR/conf.db"
-            _run_process ovsdb-server "$dbcmd" "" "$STACK_GROUP" "root"
+            _run_process ovsdb-server "$dbcmd" "" "$STACK_GROUP" "root" "$OVS_RUNDIR"
 
             # Note: ovn-controller will create and configure br-int once it is started.
             # So, no need to create it now because nothing depends on that bridge here.
             local ovscmd="$OVS_SBINDIR/ovs-vswitchd --log-file --pidfile --detach"
-            _run_process ovs-vswitchd "$ovscmd" "" "$STACK_GROUP" "root"
+            _run_process ovs-vswitchd "$ovscmd" "" "$STACK_GROUP" "root" "$OVS_RUNDIR"
         else
             _start_process "$OVSDB_SERVER_SERVICE"
             _start_process "$OVS_VSWITCHD_SERVICE"
@@ -660,7 +657,7 @@ function _start_ovs {
 
             enable_service ovs-vtep
             local vtepcmd="$OVS_SCRIPTDIR/ovs-vtep --log-file --pidfile --detach br-v"
-            _run_process ovs-vtep "$vtepcmd" "" "$STACK_GROUP" "root"
+            _run_process ovs-vtep "$vtepcmd" "" "$STACK_GROUP" "root" "$OVS_RUNDIR"
 
             vtep-ctl set-manager tcp:$HOST_IP:6640
         fi
@@ -704,26 +701,26 @@ function start_ovn {
             local cmd="/bin/bash $SCRIPTDIR/ovn-ctl --no-monitor start_northd"
             local stop_cmd="/bin/bash $SCRIPTDIR/ovn-ctl stop_northd"
 
-            _run_process ovn-northd "$cmd" "$stop_cmd" "$STACK_GROUP" "root"
+            _run_process ovn-northd "$cmd" "$stop_cmd" "$STACK_GROUP" "root" "$OVN_RUNDIR"
         else
             _start_process "$OVN_NORTHD_SERVICE"
         fi
 
         # Wait for the service to be ready
         # Check for socket and db files for both OVN NB and SB
-        wait_for_sock_file $OVS_RUNDIR/ovnnb_db.sock
-        wait_for_sock_file $OVS_RUNDIR/ovnsb_db.sock
+        wait_for_sock_file $OVN_RUNDIR/ovnnb_db.sock
+        wait_for_sock_file $OVN_RUNDIR/ovnsb_db.sock
         wait_for_db_file $OVN_DATADIR/ovnnb_db.db
         wait_for_db_file $OVN_DATADIR/ovnsb_db.db
 
         if is_service_enabled tls-proxy; then
-            sudo ovn-nbctl --db=unix:$OVS_RUNDIR/ovnnb_db.sock set-ssl $INT_CA_DIR/private/$DEVSTACK_CERT_NAME.key $INT_CA_DIR/$DEVSTACK_CERT_NAME.crt $INT_CA_DIR/ca-chain.pem
-            sudo ovn-sbctl --db=unix:$OVS_RUNDIR/ovnsb_db.sock set-ssl $INT_CA_DIR/private/$DEVSTACK_CERT_NAME.key $INT_CA_DIR/$DEVSTACK_CERT_NAME.crt $INT_CA_DIR/ca-chain.pem
+            sudo ovn-nbctl --db=unix:$OVN_RUNDIR/ovnnb_db.sock set-ssl $INT_CA_DIR/private/$DEVSTACK_CERT_NAME.key $INT_CA_DIR/$DEVSTACK_CERT_NAME.crt $INT_CA_DIR/ca-chain.pem
+            sudo ovn-sbctl --db=unix:$OVN_RUNDIR/ovnsb_db.sock set-ssl $INT_CA_DIR/private/$DEVSTACK_CERT_NAME.key $INT_CA_DIR/$DEVSTACK_CERT_NAME.crt $INT_CA_DIR/ca-chain.pem
         fi
-        sudo ovn-nbctl --db=unix:$OVS_RUNDIR/ovnnb_db.sock set-connection p${OVN_PROTO}:6641:$SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS -- set connection . inactivity_probe=60000
-        sudo ovn-sbctl --db=unix:$OVS_RUNDIR/ovnsb_db.sock set-connection p${OVN_PROTO}:6642:$SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS -- set connection . inactivity_probe=60000
-        sudo ovs-appctl -t $OVS_RUNDIR/ovnnb_db.ctl vlog/set console:off syslog:$OVN_DBS_LOG_LEVEL file:$OVN_DBS_LOG_LEVEL
-        sudo ovs-appctl -t $OVS_RUNDIR/ovnsb_db.ctl vlog/set console:off syslog:$OVN_DBS_LOG_LEVEL file:$OVN_DBS_LOG_LEVEL
+        sudo ovn-nbctl --db=unix:$OVN_RUNDIR/ovnnb_db.sock set-connection p${OVN_PROTO}:6641:$SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS -- set connection . inactivity_probe=60000
+        sudo ovn-sbctl --db=unix:$OVN_RUNDIR/ovnsb_db.sock set-connection p${OVN_PROTO}:6642:$SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS -- set connection . inactivity_probe=60000
+        sudo ovs-appctl -t $OVN_RUNDIR/ovnnb_db.ctl vlog/set console:off syslog:$OVN_DBS_LOG_LEVEL file:$OVN_DBS_LOG_LEVEL
+        sudo ovs-appctl -t $OVN_RUNDIR/ovnsb_db.ctl vlog/set console:off syslog:$OVN_DBS_LOG_LEVEL file:$OVN_DBS_LOG_LEVEL
     fi
 
     if is_service_enabled ovn-controller ; then
@@ -731,7 +728,7 @@ function start_ovn {
             local cmd="/bin/bash $SCRIPTDIR/ovn-ctl --no-monitor start_controller"
             local stop_cmd="/bin/bash $SCRIPTDIR/ovn-ctl stop_controller"
 
-            _run_process ovn-controller "$cmd" "$stop_cmd" "$STACK_GROUP" "root"
+            _run_process ovn-controller "$cmd" "$stop_cmd" "$STACK_GROUP" "root" "$OVN_RUNDIR"
         else
             _start_process "$OVN_CONTROLLER_SERVICE"
         fi
@@ -740,7 +737,7 @@ function start_ovn {
     if is_service_enabled ovn-controller-vtep ; then
         if [[ "$OVN_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE" == "True" ]]; then
             local cmd="$OVS_BINDIR/ovn-controller-vtep --log-file --pidfile --detach --ovnsb-db=$OVN_SB_REMOTE"
-            _run_process ovn-controller-vtep "$cmd" "" "$STACK_GROUP" "root"
+            _run_process ovn-controller-vtep "$cmd" "" "$STACK_GROUP" "root" "$OVN_RUNDIR"
         else
             _start_process "$OVN_CONTROLLER_VTEP_SERVICE"
         fi