diff --git a/snapcraft/commands/daemon.start b/snapcraft/commands/daemon.start
index 8e5b1e638..8f1cc2b28 100755
--- a/snapcraft/commands/daemon.start
+++ b/snapcraft/commands/daemon.start
@@ -321,27 +321,36 @@ sed \
     "${SNAP}/etc/lvm/lvm.conf" > /etc/lvm/lvm.conf
 
 # Setup for OVN
-echo "==> Cleaning up OVN configuration"
-if [ -L /etc/ovn ]; then
-    echo "=> Removing /etc/ovn symlink"
-    rm -f /etc/ovn
-elif [ -d /etc/ovn ]; then
-    echo "=> Removing /etc/ovn directory"
-    rm -rf /etc/ovn
-fi
-
 echo "==> Setting up OVN configuration"
 if [ "${ovn_builtin:-"false"}" = "true" ]; then
     echo "=> Using builtin OVN"
     mkdir -p "${SNAP_COMMON}/ovn"
     ln -s "${SNAP_COMMON}/ovn" /etc/ovn
 elif [ -d "${SNAP_DATA}/microovn/certificates/pki" ]; then
+    echo "==> Cleaning up OVN configuration"
+    if [ -L /etc/ovn ]; then
+        echo "=> Removing /etc/ovn symlink"
+        rm -f /etc/ovn
+    elif [ -d /etc/ovn ]; then
+        echo "=> Removing /etc/ovn directory"
+        rm -rf /etc/ovn
+    fi
+
     echo "=> Detected MicroOVN Content Interface"
     mkdir -p /etc/ovn
     ln -s "${SNAP_DATA}/microovn/certificates/pki/client-cert.pem" /etc/ovn/cert_host
     ln -s "${SNAP_DATA}/microovn/certificates/pki/client-privkey.pem" /etc/ovn/key_host
     ln -s "${SNAP_DATA}/microovn/certificates/pki/cacert.pem" /etc/ovn/ovn-central.crt
 elif [ -d /var/snap/microovn/ ]; then
+    echo "==> Cleaning up OVN configuration"
+    if [ -L /etc/ovn ]; then
+        echo "=> Removing /etc/ovn symlink"
+        rm -f /etc/ovn
+    elif [ -d /etc/ovn ]; then
+        echo "=> Removing /etc/ovn directory"
+        rm -rf /etc/ovn
+    fi
+
     echo "=> Detected MicroOVN"
     mkdir -p /etc/ovn
     ln -s /var/snap/microovn/common/data/pki/client-cert.pem /etc/ovn/cert_host