diff --git a/src/test/utils/CordContainer.py b/src/test/utils/CordContainer.py
index 4d713d7..c7a6850 100644
--- a/src/test/utils/CordContainer.py
+++ b/src/test/utils/CordContainer.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 class Onos(Container):
 
     quagga_config = { 'bridge' : 'quagga-br', 'ip': '10.10.0.4', 'mask' : 16 }
-    env = { 'ONOS_APPS' : 'drivers,openflow,proxyarp,aaa,igmp,vrouter,fwd' }
+    env = { 'ONOS_APPS' : 'drivers,openflow,proxyarp,aaa,igmp,vrouter,fwd,ovsdb' }
     ports = [ 8181, 8101, 9876, 6653, 6633, 2000, 2620 ]
     host_config_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), '..', 'setup/onos-config')
     guest_config_dir = '/root/onos/config'