diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 661362d7..3482ec8d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ neutron_lbaasv2: "{% if (neutron_lbaas_namespace|bool) or (neutron_lbaas_octavia
 neutron_plugin_base:
   - router
   - metering
-neutron_plugin_loaded_base: "{% for plugin in neutron_plugin_base %}{{ plugin }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% if (neutron_lbaasv2|bool) and ('neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.plugin.LoadBalancerPluginv2' not in neutron_plugin_base) %},lbaasv2{% endif %}"
 
 # Neutron Plugins
 # The neutron core plugin (ML2) is defined with neutron_plug in_type,
diff --git a/templates/neutron.conf.j2 b/templates/neutron.conf.j2
index e9cc79ed..9819e06b 100644
--- a/templates/neutron.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/neutron.conf.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
+{% set neutron_plugin_loaded_base = [] %}
+
+{% for plugin in neutron_plugin_base %}
+  {% if plugin != 'dns' %}
+      {% set _ = neutron_plugin_loaded_base.append(plugin) %}
+  {% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% if (neutron_lbaasv2|bool) and ('neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.plugin.LoadBalancerPluginv2' not in neutron_plugin_base) %}
+  {% set _ = neutron_plugin_loaded_base.append("lbaasv2") %}
+{%- endif -%}
 
 # General, applies to all host groups
 [DEFAULT]
@@ -25,7 +36,7 @@ vlan_transparent = False
 # Plugins
 core_plugin = {{ neutron_plugin_core }}
 {% if neutron_plugin_type.split('.')[0] == 'ml2' %}
-service_plugins = {{ neutron_plugin_loaded_base }}
+service_plugins = {{ neutron_plugin_loaded_base | join(',') }}
 {% endif %}
 
 # MAC address generation for VIFs