diff --git a/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c b/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
index e888ce16f8..6968a7553c 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ new_device_from_type(const char *name, NMDeviceType device_type)
     const char *type_desc;
     NMLinkType  link_type = NM_LINK_TYPE_NONE;
 
-    if (nm_manager_get_device(NM_MANAGER_GET, name, device_type)) {
-        _LOGD(name, NULL, "Device already registered with manager, skipping.");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
     if (device_type == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_OVS_INTERFACE) {
         type      = NM_TYPE_DEVICE_OVS_INTERFACE;
         type_desc = "Open vSwitch Interface";
@@ -128,6 +123,11 @@ ovsdb_device_added(NMOvsdb         *ovsdb,
         return;
     }
 
+    if (nm_manager_get_device(NM_MANAGER_GET, name, device_type)) {
+        _LOGD(name, NULL, "Device already registered with manager, skipping.");
+        return;
+    }
+
     device = new_device_from_type(name, device_type);
     if (!device)
         return;