diff --git a/ovn/controller/bfd.c b/ovn/controller/bfd.c
index 8f020d5..d7ea9e8 100644
--- a/ovn/controller/bfd.c
+++ b/ovn/controller/bfd.c
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ bfd_register_ovs_idl(struct ovsdb_idl *ovs_idl)
 {
     /* NOTE: this assumes that binding.c has added the
      * ovsrec_interface table */
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd_status);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd_status);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ovn/controller/binding.c b/ovn/controller/binding.c
index 0785a94..84ff4d6 100644
--- a/ovn/controller/binding.c
+++ b/ovn/controller/binding.c
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ binding_register_ovs_idl(struct ovsdb_idl *ovs_idl)
     ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_bridge_col_ports);
 
     ovsdb_idl_add_table(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_table_port);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_name);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_interfaces);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_qos);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_name);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_interfaces);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_qos);
 
     ovsdb_idl_add_table(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_table_interface);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_name);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_external_ids);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd_status);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_status);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_name);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_external_ids);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd_status);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_status);
 
     ovsdb_idl_add_table(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_table_qos);
     ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_qos_col_type);
diff --git a/ovn/controller/encaps.c b/ovn/controller/encaps.c
index f187a8f..9f33394 100644
--- a/ovn/controller/encaps.c
+++ b/ovn/controller/encaps.c
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ encaps_register_ovs_idl(struct ovsdb_idl *ovs_idl)
     ovsdb_idl_add_table(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_table_bridge);
     ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_bridge_col_ports);
     ovsdb_idl_add_table(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_table_port);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_name);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_interfaces);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_external_ids);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_name);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_interfaces);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_external_ids);
     ovsdb_idl_add_table(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_table_interface);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_name);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_type);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_options);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_name);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_type);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_options);
 }
 
 /* Enough context to create a new tunnel, using tunnel_add(). */
diff --git a/ovn/controller/ovn-controller.c b/ovn/controller/ovn-controller.c
index 86e1836..d4cc69f 100644
--- a/ovn/controller/ovn-controller.c
+++ b/ovn/controller/ovn-controller.c
@@ -520,16 +520,16 @@ ctrl_register_ovs_idl(struct ovsdb_idl *ovs_idl)
     ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_open_vswitch_col_external_ids);
     ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_open_vswitch_col_bridges);
     ovsdb_idl_add_table(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_table_interface);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_name);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd_status);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_type);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_options);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_ofport);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_name);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_bfd_status);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_type);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_options);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_ofport);
     ovsdb_idl_add_table(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_table_port);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_name);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_interfaces);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_external_ids);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_name);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_interfaces);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_external_ids);
     ovsdb_idl_add_table(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_table_bridge);
     ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_bridge_col_ports);
     ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_bridge_col_name);
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     create_ovnsb_indexes(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl);
     lport_init(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl);
 
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_all(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl);
     ovsdb_idl_omit_alert(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl, &sbrec_chassis_col_nb_cfg);
     update_sb_monitors(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     ovsdb_idl_get_initial_snapshot(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl);
@@ -833,6 +834,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        ovsdb_idl_track_clear(ctx.ovnsb_idl);
+        ovsdb_idl_track_clear(ctx.ovs_idl);
         poll_block();
         if (should_service_stop()) {
             exiting = true;
diff --git a/ovn/controller/physical.c b/ovn/controller/physical.c
index fc8adcf..b3aa27a 100644
--- a/ovn/controller/physical.c
+++ b/ovn/controller/physical.c
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ physical_register_ovs_idl(struct ovsdb_idl *ovs_idl)
     ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_bridge_col_ports);
 
     ovsdb_idl_add_table(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_table_port);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_name);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_interfaces);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_external_ids);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_name);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_interfaces);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_port_col_external_ids);
 
     ovsdb_idl_add_table(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_table_interface);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_name);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_ofport);
-    ovsdb_idl_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_external_ids);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_name);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_ofport);
+    ovsdb_idl_track_add_column(ovs_idl, &ovsrec_interface_col_external_ids);
 }
 
 static struct simap localvif_to_ofport =
