diff --git a/controller/binding.c b/controller/binding.c
index 2279570f9..7b01767cd 100644
--- a/controller/binding.c
+++ b/controller/binding.c
@@ -644,7 +644,8 @@ local_binding_get_lport_ofport(const struct shash *local_bindings,
 }
 
 bool
-local_binding_is_up(struct shash *local_bindings, const char *pb_name)
+local_binding_is_up(struct shash *local_bindings, const char *pb_name,
+                    bool ovs_readonly)
 {
     struct local_binding *lbinding =
         local_binding_find(local_bindings, pb_name);
@@ -653,6 +654,10 @@ local_binding_is_up(struct shash *local_bindings, const char *pb_name)
         if (b_lport->pb->n_up && !b_lport->pb->up[0]) {
             return false;
         }
+        if (ovs_readonly) {
+            /* We might be reading stale data from OVS */
+            return false;
+        }
         return smap_get_bool(&lbinding->iface->external_ids,
                              OVN_INSTALLED_EXT_ID, false);
     }
@@ -1297,9 +1302,11 @@ consider_vif_lport_(const struct sbrec_port_binding *pb,
             const char *requested_chassis_option = smap_get(
                 &pb->options, "requested-chassis");
             VLOG_INFO_RL(&rl,
-                "Not claiming lport %s, chassis %s requested-chassis %s",
+                "Not claiming lport %s, chassis %s requested-chassis %s "
+                "pb->chassis %s",
                 pb->logical_port, b_ctx_in->chassis_rec->name,
-                requested_chassis_option ? requested_chassis_option : "[]");
+                requested_chassis_option ? requested_chassis_option : "[]",
+                pb->chassis ? pb->chassis->name: "");
         }
     }
 
@@ -1313,7 +1320,6 @@ consider_vif_lport_(const struct sbrec_port_binding *pb,
                                  b_ctx_out->if_mgr);
         }
     }
-
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/controller/binding.h b/controller/binding.h
index 1fed06674..178a0650c 100644
--- a/controller/binding.h
+++ b/controller/binding.h
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ const struct sbrec_port_binding *local_binding_get_primary_pb(
 ofp_port_t local_binding_get_lport_ofport(const struct shash *local_bindings,
                                           const char *pb_name);
 
-bool local_binding_is_up(struct shash *local_bindings, const char *pb_name);
+bool local_binding_is_up(struct shash *local_bindings, const char *pb_name,
+                         bool ovs_readonly);
 bool local_binding_is_down(struct shash *local_bindings, const char *pb_name);
 void local_binding_set_up(struct shash *local_bindings, const char *pb_name,
                           const struct sbrec_chassis *chassis_rec,
diff --git a/controller/if-status.c b/controller/if-status.c
index ad61844d8..af82d2f10 100644
--- a/controller/if-status.c
+++ b/controller/if-status.c
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ if_status_mgr_delete_iface(struct if_status_mgr *mgr, const char *iface_id)
 
 void
 if_status_mgr_update(struct if_status_mgr *mgr,
-                     struct local_binding_data *binding_data)
+                     struct local_binding_data *binding_data,
+                     bool ovs_readonly)
 {
     if (!binding_data) {
         return;
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ if_status_mgr_update(struct if_status_mgr *mgr,
     HMAPX_FOR_EACH_SAFE (node, &mgr->ifaces_per_state[OIF_MARK_UP]) {
         struct ovs_iface *iface = node->data;
 
-        if (local_binding_is_up(bindings, iface->id)) {
+        if (local_binding_is_up(bindings, iface->id, ovs_readonly)) {
             ovs_iface_set_state(mgr, iface, OIF_INSTALLED);
         }
     }
diff --git a/controller/if-status.h b/controller/if-status.h
index bb8a3950d..ae1641e5c 100644
--- a/controller/if-status.h
+++ b/controller/if-status.h
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ void if_status_mgr_claim_iface(struct if_status_mgr *, const char *iface_id);
 void if_status_mgr_release_iface(struct if_status_mgr *, const char *iface_id);
 void if_status_mgr_delete_iface(struct if_status_mgr *, const char *iface_id);
 
-void if_status_mgr_update(struct if_status_mgr *, struct local_binding_data *);
+void if_status_mgr_update(struct if_status_mgr *, struct local_binding_data *,
+                          bool ovs_readonly);
 void if_status_mgr_run(struct if_status_mgr *mgr, struct local_binding_data *,
                        const struct sbrec_chassis *,
                        bool sb_readonly, bool ovs_readonly);
diff --git a/controller/ovn-controller.c b/controller/ovn-controller.c
index 2793c8687..78c7cc457 100644
--- a/controller/ovn-controller.c
+++ b/controller/ovn-controller.c
@@ -3999,7 +3999,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
                         runtime_data ? &runtime_data->lbinding_data : NULL;
                     stopwatch_start(IF_STATUS_MGR_UPDATE_STOPWATCH_NAME,
                                     time_msec());
-                    if_status_mgr_update(if_mgr, binding_data);
+                    if_status_mgr_update(if_mgr, binding_data, !ovs_idl_txn);
                     stopwatch_stop(IF_STATUS_MGR_UPDATE_STOPWATCH_NAME,
                                    time_msec());
 
