diff --git a/lib/quantum_plugins/openvswitch b/lib/quantum_plugins/openvswitch
index 6293257c96..dda9e61129 100644
--- a/lib/quantum_plugins/openvswitch
+++ b/lib/quantum_plugins/openvswitch
@@ -72,10 +72,13 @@ function quantum_plugin_configure_plugin_agent() {
     AGENT_BINARY="$QUANTUM_DIR/bin/quantum-openvswitch-agent"
 
     if [ "$VIRT_DRIVER" = 'xenserver' ]; then
-        # Nova will always be installed along with quantum for a domU
-        # devstack install, so it should be safe to rely on nova.conf
-        # for xenapi configuration.
-        Q_RR_DOM0_COMMAND="$QUANTUM_DIR/bin/quantum-rootwrap-xen-dom0 $NOVA_CONF"
+        Q_RR_DOM0_COMMAND="$QUANTUM_DIR/bin/quantum-rootwrap-xen-dom0 $Q_RR_CONF_FILE"
+
+        # For now, duplicate the xen configuration already found in nova.conf
+        iniset $Q_RR_CONF_FILE XENAPI xenapi_connection_url "$XENAPI_CONNECTION_URL"
+        iniset $Q_RR_CONF_FILE XENAPI xenapi_connection_username "$XENAPI_USER"
+        iniset $Q_RR_CONF_FILE XENAPI xenapi_connection_password "$XENAPI_PASSWORD"
+
         # Under XS/XCP, the ovs agent needs to target the dom0
         # integration bridge.  This is enabled by using a root wrapper
         # that executes commands on dom0 via a XenAPI plugin.
diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 9bbf2e4458..7ec25cf9a0 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -956,8 +956,6 @@ if is_service_enabled nova; then
         echo_summary "Using XenServer virtualization driver"
         read_password XENAPI_PASSWORD "ENTER A PASSWORD TO USE FOR XEN."
         iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT compute_driver "xenapi.XenAPIDriver"
-        XENAPI_CONNECTION_URL=${XENAPI_CONNECTION_URL:-"http://169.254.0.1"}
-        XENAPI_USER=${XENAPI_USER:-"root"}
         iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT xenapi_connection_url "$XENAPI_CONNECTION_URL"
         iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT xenapi_connection_username "$XENAPI_USER"
         iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT xenapi_connection_password "$XENAPI_PASSWORD"
diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index 4a76c3a42b..871c8a1bfa 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ PUBLIC_NETWORK_NAME=${PUBLIC_NETWORK_NAME:-"public"}
 # Compatibility until it's eradicated from CI
 USE_SCREEN=${SCREEN_DEV:-$USE_SCREEN}
 
+# Xen config common to nova and quantum
+XENAPI_CONNECTION_URL=${XENAPI_CONNECTION_URL:-"http://169.254.0.1"}
+XENAPI_USER=${XENAPI_USER:-"root"}
+
 # Local variables:
 # mode: shell-script
 # End: