diff --git a/neutron/templates/configmap-etc.yaml b/neutron/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
index 069599e3a3..9474be967e 100644
--- a/neutron/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
+++ b/neutron/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{- if empty .Values.conf.neutron.DEFAULT.bind_port -}}
+{{- tuple "network" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" | set .Values.conf.neutron.DEFAULT "bind_port" | quote | trunc 0 -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
diff --git a/neutron/templates/deployment-server.yaml b/neutron/templates/deployment-server.yaml
index 76749ba3a7..468cb9ae31 100644
--- a/neutron/templates/deployment-server.yaml
+++ b/neutron/templates/deployment-server.yaml
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ spec:
                   - /tmp/neutron-server.sh
                   - stop
           ports:
-            - containerPort: {{ .Values.network.server.port }}
+            - name: q-api
+              containerPort: {{ tuple "network" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
           readinessProbe:
             tcpSocket:
-              port: {{ .Values.network.server.port }}
+              port: {{ tuple "network" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: neutron-bin
               mountPath: /tmp/neutron-server.sh
diff --git a/neutron/templates/service-server.yaml b/neutron/templates/service-server.yaml
index c7287eeb0d..cf346ca21e 100644
--- a/neutron/templates/service-server.yaml
+++ b/neutron/templates/service-server.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   ports:
     - name: q-api
-      port: {{ .Values.network.server.port }}
+      port: {{ tuple "network" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
     {{ if .Values.network.server.node_port.enabled }}
       nodePort: {{ .Values.network.server.node_port.port }}
     {{ end }}
diff --git a/neutron/values.yaml b/neutron/values.yaml
index 509a4c200c..3ffe65bc4f 100644
--- a/neutron/values.yaml
+++ b/neutron/values.yaml
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ network:
   #   br0: if0
   #   br1: iface_two
   server:
-    port: 9696
     ingress:
       public: true
       annotations:
@@ -951,6 +950,9 @@ conf:
       append:
   neutron:
     DEFAULT:
+      #NOTE(portdirect): the bind port should not be defined, and is manipulated
+      # via the endpoints section.
+      bind_port: null
       default_availability_zones: nova
       api_workers: 4
       allow_overlapping_ips: True