diff -Nru nova-2014.2.3/debian/changelog nova-2014.2.3/debian/changelog
--- nova-2014.2.3/debian/changelog	2015-05-08 16:03:34.000000000 +0100
+++ nova-2014.2.3/debian/changelog	2015-07-03 18:57:39.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+nova (1:2014.2.3-0ubuntu1hf1471022v20150703.0) utopic; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Edward Hope-Morley ]
+  * d/nova-compute.upstart
+    - Fix (another) race between nova-compute and neutron-ovs-cleanup (LP: #1471022)
+
+ -- Edward Hope-Morley <edward.hope-morley@canonical.com>  Fri, 03 Jul 2015 18:56:33 +0100
+
 nova (1:2014.2.3-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=medium
 
   * Resynchronize with stable/juno (4fdd83f) (LP: #1443429)
diff -Nru nova-2014.2.3/debian/nova-compute.upstart nova-2014.2.3/debian/nova-compute.upstart
--- nova-2014.2.3/debian/nova-compute.upstart	2015-05-08 16:03:34.000000000 +0100
+++ nova-2014.2.3/debian/nova-compute.upstart	2015-07-03 18:55:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 chdir /var/run
 
+env MAX_STATUS_CHECK_RETRIES=20
+
 pre-start script
   mkdir -p /var/run/nova
   chown nova:root /var/run/nova/
@@ -21,11 +23,35 @@
     start wait-for-state WAIT_FOR=libvirt-bin WAIT_STATE=running WAITER=nova-compute
   fi
 
-  # Check to see if openvswitch plugin in use by checking
-  # status of cleanup upstart configuration
+  # If installed, wait for neutron-ovs-cleanup to complete prior to starting
+  # nova-compute.
   if status neutron-ovs-cleanup; then
-    start wait-for-state WAIT_FOR=neutron-ovs-cleanup WAIT_STATE=running WAITER=nova-compute
+    # See LP #1471022 for explanation of why we do like this
+    retries=$MAX_STATUS_CHECK_RETRIES
+    delay=1
+    while true; do
+      # Already running?
+      s=`status neutron-ovs-cleanup`
+      echo $s
+      `echo $s| grep -qE "\sstart/running"` && break
+      if retries=`expr $retries - 1`; then
+        # Give it a push
+        echo "Attempting to start neutron-ovs-cleanup"
+        start neutron-ovs-cleanup || :
+        # Wait a bit to avoid hammering ovs-cleanup (which itself may be waiting
+        # on dependencies)
+        echo "Recheck neutron-ovs-cleanup status in ${delay}s"
+        sleep $delay
+        if _=`expr $retries % 2`; then
+            delay=`expr $delay + 2`
+        fi
+      else
+        echo "Max retries ($MAX_STATUS_CHECK_RETRIES) reached - no longer waiting for neutron-ovs-cleanup to start"
+        break
+      fi
+    done
   fi
 end script
 
 exec start-stop-daemon --start --chuid nova --exec /usr/bin/nova-compute -- --config-file=/etc/nova/nova.conf --config-file=/etc/nova/nova-compute.conf
+