diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/defaults/main.yml
index 0460fa7add..f3c9814be0 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,45 @@
 ---
 project_name: "octavia"
 
+octavia_services:
+  octavia-api:
+    container_name: octavia_api
+    group: octavia-api
+    enabled: true
+    image: "{{ octavia_api_image_full }}"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  octavia-health-manager:
+    container_name: octavia_health_manager
+    group: octavia-health-manager
+    enabled: true
+    image: "{{ octavia_health_manager_image_full }}"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-health-manager/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  octavia-housekeeping:
+    container_name: octavia_housekeeping
+    group: octavia-housekeeping
+    enabled: true
+    image: "{{ octavia_housekeeping_image_full }}"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-housekeeping/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  octavia-worker:
+    container_name: octavia_worker
+    group: octavia-worker
+    enabled: true
+    image: "{{ octavia_worker_image_full }}"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-worker/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+
+
 ####################
 # Database
 ####################
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8740b990fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+---
+- name: Restart octavia-api container
+  vars:
+    service_name: "octavia-api"
+    service: "{{ octavia_services[service_name] }}"
+    config_json: "{{ octavia_config_jsons.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    octavia_conf: "{{ octavia_confs.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    octavia_api_container: "{{ check_octavia_containers.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "recreate_or_restart_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ service.image }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+  when:
+    - action != "config"
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
+    - config_json.changed | bool
+      or octavia_conf.changed | bool
+      or octavia_api_container.changed | bool
+
+- name: Restart octavia-health-manager container
+  vars:
+    service_name: "octavia-health-manager"
+    service: "{{ octavia_services[service_name] }}"
+    config_json: "{{ octavia_config_jsons.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    octavia_conf: "{{ octavia_confs.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    octavia_health_manager_container: "{{ check_octavia_containers.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "recreate_or_restart_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ service.image }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+  when:
+    - action != "config"
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
+    - config_json.changed | bool
+      or octavia_conf.changed | bool
+      or octavia_health_manager_container.changed | bool
+
+- name: Restart octavia-housekeeping container
+  vars:
+    service_name: "octavia-housekeeping"
+    service: "{{ octavia_services[service_name] }}"
+    config_json: "{{ octavia_config_jsons.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    octavia_conf: "{{ octavia_confs.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    octavia_housekeeping_container: "{{ check_octavia_containers.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "recreate_or_restart_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ service.image }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+  when:
+    - action != "config"
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
+    - config_json.changed | bool
+      or octavia_conf.changed | bool
+      or octavia_housekeeping_container.changed | bool
+
+- name: Restart octavia-worker container
+  vars:
+    service_name: "octavia-worker"
+    service: "{{ octavia_services[service_name] }}"
+    config_json: "{{ octavia_config_jsons.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    octavia_conf: "{{ octavia_confs.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    octavia_worker_container: "{{ check_octavia_containers.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "recreate_or_restart_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ service.image }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+  when:
+    - action != "config"
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
+    - config_json.changed | bool
+      or octavia_conf.changed | bool
+      or octavia_worker_certificate.changed | bool
+      or octavia_worker_container.changed | bool
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
index ba5fa7f185..0580808c0d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Running Octavia bootstrap container
+  vars:
+    octavia_api: "{{ octavia_services['octavia-api'] }}"
   kolla_docker:
     action: "start_container"
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
@@ -7,14 +9,11 @@
     environment:
       KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP:
       KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY: "{{ config_strategy }}"
-    image: "{{ octavia_api_image_full }}"
+    image: "{{ octavia_api.image }}"
     labels:
       BOOTSTRAP:
     name: "bootstrap_octavia"
     restart_policy: "never"
-    volumes:
-      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
-      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
-      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+    volumes: "{{ octavia_api.volumes }}"
   run_once: True
-  delegate_to: "{{ groups['octavia-api'][0] }}"
+  delegate_to: "{{ groups[octavia_api.group][0] }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/config.yml
index 23658a8aaa..0f76250b00 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/config.yml
@@ -1,49 +1,76 @@
 ---
 - name: Ensuring config directories exist
   file:
-    path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}"
+    path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item.key }}"
     state: "directory"
     recurse: yes
-  with_items:
-    - "octavia-api"
-    - "octavia-health-manager"
-    - "octavia-housekeeping"
-    - "octavia-worker"
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ octavia_services }}"
 
 - name: Copying over config.json files for services
   template:
-    src: "{{ item }}.json.j2"
-    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/config.json"
-  with_items:
-    - "octavia-api"
-    - "octavia-health-manager"
-    - "octavia-housekeeping"
-    - "octavia-worker"
+    src: "{{ item.key }}.json.j2"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item.key }}/config.json"
+  register: octavia_config_jsons
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ octavia_services }}"
+  notify:
+    - "Restart {{ item.key }} container"
 
 - name: Copying over octavia.conf
   merge_configs:
     vars:
-      service_name: "{{ item }}"
+      service_name: "{{ item.key }}"
     sources:
       - "{{ role_path }}/templates/octavia.conf.j2"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/config/global.conf"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/config/database.conf"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/config/messaging.conf"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/config/octavia.conf"
-      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/config/octavia/{{ item }}.conf"
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/config/octavia/{{ item.key }}.conf"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/config/octavia/{{ inventory_hostname }}/octavia.conf"
-    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/octavia.conf"
-  with_items:
-    - "octavia-api"
-    - "octavia-health-manager"
-    - "octavia-housekeeping"
-    - "octavia-worker"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item.key }}/octavia.conf"
+  register: octavia_confs
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ octavia_services }}"
+  notify:
+    - "Restart {{ item.key }} container"
 
 - name: Copying certificate files
+  vars:
+    service: "{{ octavia_services['octavia-worker'] }}"
   copy:
     src: "{{ node_config_directory }}/config/octavia/{{ item }}"
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-worker/{{ item }}"
+  register: octavia_worker_certificate
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
   with_items:
     - cakey.pem
     - ca_01.pem
     - client.pem
+  notify:
+    - Restart octavia-worker container
+
+- name: Check octavia containers
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "compare_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    name: "{{ item.value.container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ item.value.image }}"
+    volumes: "{{ item.value.volumes }}"
+  register: check_octavia_containers
+  when:
+    - action != "config"
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ octavia_services }}"
+  notify:
+    - "Restart {{ item.key }} container"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/deploy.yml
index c75a5e6026..d289034be5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,5 @@
 - include: "bootstrap.yml"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-api']
 
-- include: "start.yml"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-api'] or
-        inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-health-manager'] or
-        inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-housekeeping'] or
-        inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-worker']
+- name: Flush handlers
+  meta: flush_handlers
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/pull.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/pull.yml
index 2b51b139da..8c03466ca6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/pull.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/pull.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,10 @@
 ---
-- name: Pulling octavia-api image
+- name: Pulling octavia images
   kolla_docker:
     action: "pull_image"
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ octavia_api_image_full }}"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-api']
-
-- name: Pulling octavia-health-manager image
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "pull_image"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ octavia_health_manager_image_full }}"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-health-manager']
-
-- name: Pulling octavia-housekeeping image
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "pull_image"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ octavia_housekeeping_image_full }}"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-housekeeping']
-
-- name: Pulling octavia-worker image
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "pull_image"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ octavia_worker_image_full }}"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-worker']
+    image: "{{ item.value.image }}"
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ octavia_services }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/reconfigure.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/reconfigure.yml
index c9f85a8838..e078ef1318 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/reconfigure.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/reconfigure.yml
@@ -1,76 +1,2 @@
 ---
-- name: Ensuring the containers up
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    action: "get_container_state"
-  register: container_state
-  failed_when: container_state.Running == false
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.group]
-  with_items:
-    - { name: octavia_api, group: octavia-api }
-    - { name: octavia_health_manager, group: octavia-health-manager }
-    - { name: octavia_housekeeping, group: octavia-housekeeping }
-    - { name: octavia_worker, group: octavia-worker }
-
-- include: config.yml
-
-- name: Check the configs
-  command: docker exec {{ item.name }} /usr/local/bin/kolla_set_configs --check
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-  register: check_results
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.group]
-  with_items:
-    - { name: octavia_api, group: octavia-api }
-    - { name: octavia_health_manager, group: octavia-health-manager }
-    - { name: octavia_housekeeping, group: octavia-housekeeping }
-    - { name: octavia_worker, group: octavia-worker }
-
-- name: Containers config strategy
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    action: "get_container_env"
-  register: container_envs
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.group]
-  with_items:
-    - { name: octavia_api, group: octavia-api }
-    - { name: octavia_health_manager, group: octavia-health-manager }
-    - { name: octavia_housekeeping, group: octavia-housekeeping }
-    - { name: octavia_worker, group: octavia-worker }
-
-- name: Remove the containers
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "{{ item[0]['name'] }}"
-    action: "remove_container"
-  register: remove_containers
-  when:
-    - inventory_hostname in groups[item[0]['group']]
-    - config_strategy == "COPY_ONCE" or item[1]['KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY'] == 'COPY_ONCE'
-    - item[2]['rc'] == 1
-  with_together:
-    - [{ name: octavia_api, group: octavia-api },
-       { name: octavia_health_manager, group: octavia-health-manager },
-       { name: octavia_housekeeping, group: octavia-housekeeping },
-       { name: octavia_worker, group: octavia-worker }]
-    - "{{ container_envs.results }}"
-    - "{{ check_results.results }}"
-
-- include: start.yml
-  when: remove_containers.changed
-
-- name: Restart containers
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "{{ item[0]['name'] }}"
-    action: "restart_container"
-  when:
-    - inventory_hostname in groups[item[0]['group']]
-    - config_strategy == 'COPY_ALWAYS'
-    - item[1]['KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY'] != 'COPY_ONCE'
-    - item[2]['rc'] == 1
-  with_together:
-    - [{ name: octavia_api, group: octavia-api },
-       { name: octavia_health_manager, group: octavia-health-manager },
-       { name: octavia_housekeeping, group: octavia-housekeeping },
-       { name: octavia_worker, group: octavia-worker }]
-    - "{{ container_envs.results }}"
-    - "{{ check_results.results }}"
+- include: deploy.yml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/start.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index cf7d23bb12..0000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/start.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Starting octavia-api container
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "start_container"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ octavia_api_image_full }}"
-    name: "octavia_api"
-    volumes:
-      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
-      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
-      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-api']
-
-- name: Starting octavia-health-manager container
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "start_container"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ octavia_health_manager_image_full }}"
-    name: "octavia_health_manager"
-    volumes:
-      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-health-manager/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
-      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
-      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-health-manager']
-
-- name: Starting octavia-housekeeping container
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "start_container"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ octavia_housekeeping_image_full }}"
-    name: "octavia_housekeeping"
-    volumes:
-      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-housekeeping/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
-      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
-      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-housekeeping']
-
-- name: Starting octavia-worker container
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "start_container"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ octavia_worker_image_full }}"
-    name: "octavia_worker"
-    volumes:
-      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-worker/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
-      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
-      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-worker']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/upgrade.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/upgrade.yml
index 77ffb53e90..ab84a3dda9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/upgrade.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 
 - include: "bootstrap_service.yml"
 
-- include: "start.yml"
+- name: Flush handlers
+  meta: flush_handlers