diff --git a/ansible/roles/ovn-db/templates/ovn-nb-db.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/ovn-db/templates/ovn-nb-db.json.j2
index a977a4882c..e1a542a685 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ovn-db/templates/ovn-nb-db.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ovn-db/templates/ovn-nb-db.json.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "command": "/usr/share/ovn/scripts/ovn-ctl run_nb_ovsdb --db-nb-addr={{ api_interface_address | put_address_in_context('url') }} --db-nb-cluster-local-addr={{ api_interface_address | put_address_in_context('url') }} {% if groups['ovn-nb-db'] | length > 1 and inventory_hostname != groups['ovn-nb-db'][0] %} --db-nb-cluster-remote-addr={{ 'api' | kolla_address(groups['ovn-nb-db'][0]) | put_address_in_context('url') }} {% endif %} --db-nb-sock=/run/ovn/ovnnb_db.sock --db-nb-pid=/run/ovn/ovnnb_db.pid --db-nb-file=/var/lib/openvswitch/ovn-nb/ovnnb.db --ovn-nb-logfile=/var/log/kolla/openvswitch/ovn-nb-db.log",
+    "command": "/usr/share/ovn/scripts/ovn-ctl run_nb_ovsdb --db-nb-addr={{ api_interface_address | put_address_in_context('url') }} --db-nb-cluster-local-addr={{ api_interface_address | put_address_in_context('url') }} {% if groups['ovn-nb-db'] | length > 1 and inventory_hostname != groups['ovn-nb-db'][0] %} --db-nb-cluster-remote-addr={{ 'api' | kolla_address(groups['ovn-nb-db'][0]) | put_address_in_context('url') }} {% endif %} --db-nb-sock=/run/ovn/ovnnb_db.sock --db-nb-pidfile=/run/ovn/ovnnb_db.pid --db-nb-file=/var/lib/openvswitch/ovn-nb/ovnnb.db --ovn-nb-logfile=/var/log/kolla/openvswitch/ovn-nb-db.log",
     "permissions": [
         {
             "path": "/var/log/kolla/openvswitch",
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ovn-db/templates/ovn-sb-db.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/ovn-db/templates/ovn-sb-db.json.j2
index 4d693e6325..6a0305171e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ovn-db/templates/ovn-sb-db.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ovn-db/templates/ovn-sb-db.json.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "command": "/usr/share/ovn/scripts/ovn-ctl run_sb_ovsdb --db-sb-addr={{ api_interface_address | put_address_in_context('url') }} --db-sb-cluster-local-addr={{ api_interface_address | put_address_in_context('url') }} {% if groups['ovn-sb-db'] | length > 1 and inventory_hostname != groups['ovn-sb-db'][0] %} --db-sb-cluster-remote-addr={{ 'api' | kolla_address(groups['ovn-sb-db'][0]) | put_address_in_context('url') }} {% endif %} --db-sb-sock=/run/ovn/ovnsb_db.sock --db-sb-pid=/run/ovn/ovnsb_db.pid --db-sb-file=/var/lib/openvswitch/ovn-sb/ovnsb.db --ovn-sb-logfile=/var/log/kolla/openvswitch/ovn-sb-db.log",
+    "command": "/usr/share/ovn/scripts/ovn-ctl run_sb_ovsdb --db-sb-addr={{ api_interface_address | put_address_in_context('url') }} --db-sb-cluster-local-addr={{ api_interface_address | put_address_in_context('url') }} {% if groups['ovn-sb-db'] | length > 1 and inventory_hostname != groups['ovn-sb-db'][0] %} --db-sb-cluster-remote-addr={{ 'api' | kolla_address(groups['ovn-sb-db'][0]) | put_address_in_context('url') }} {% endif %} --db-sb-sock=/run/ovn/ovnsb_db.sock --db-sb-pidfile=/run/ovn/ovnsb_db.pid --db-sb-file=/var/lib/openvswitch/ovn-sb/ovnsb.db --ovn-sb-logfile=/var/log/kolla/openvswitch/ovn-sb-db.log",
     "permissions": [
         {
             "path": "/var/log/kolla/openvswitch",
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/correct-ovn-ctl-pid-flag-in-template-d915fe4b71548da0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/correct-ovn-ctl-pid-flag-in-template-d915fe4b71548da0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ecd421be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/correct-ovn-ctl-pid-flag-in-template-d915fe4b71548da0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    The flags ``--db-nb-pid`` and ``--db-sb-pid`` have been corected to be
+    ``--db-nb-pidfile`` and ``--db-sb-pidfile`` respectively. See here for
+    reference:
+    https://github.com/ovn-org/ovn/blob/6c6a7ad1c64a21923dc9b5bea7069fd88bcdd6a8/utilities/ovn-ctl#L1045
+    `LP#2018436 <https://launchpad.net/bugs/2018436>`__