diff --git a/ovn_cluster.sh b/ovn_cluster.sh
index 7cf4cb9..6a428b7 100755
--- a/ovn_cluster.sh
+++ b/ovn_cluster.sh
@@ -516,7 +516,11 @@ function start-db-cluster() {
 function start-ovn-ic() {
     if [ "$OVN_START_IC_DBS" = "yes" ]; then
         if [ -z "$CENTRAL_IC_ID" ]; then
-            CENTRAL_IC_ID="${CENTRAL_NAMES[0]}"-1
+            if [ "$OVN_DB_CLUSTER" = "yes" ]; then
+                CENTRAL_IC_ID="${CENTRAL_NAMES[0]}"-1
+            else
+                CENTRAL_IC_ID="${CENTRAL_NAMES[0]}"
+            fi
         fi
 
         ${RUNC_CMD} exec $CENTRAL_IC_ID ${OVNCTL_PATH}  \