diff --git a/lib/quantum_plugins/services/agent_loadbalancer b/lib/quantum_plugins/services/agent_loadbalancer
index b6528b0..ee3faa5 100644
--- a/lib/quantum_plugins/services/agent_loadbalancer
+++ b/lib/quantum_plugins/services/agent_loadbalancer
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
 
     cp $QUANTUM_DIR/etc/lbaas_agent.ini $LBAAS_AGENT_CONF_FILENAME
 
+    iniset $LBAAS_AGENT_CONF_FILENAME DEFAULT use_namespaces $Q_USE_NAMESPACE
+    # ovs_use_veth needs to be set before the plugin configuration
+    # occurs to allow plugins to override the setting.
+    iniset $LBAAS_AGENT_CONF_FILENAME DEFAULT ovs_use_veth $Q_OVS_USE_VETH
+
     quantum_plugin_setup_interface_driver $LBAAS_AGENT_CONF_FILENAME
 
     if is_fedora; then