diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/networkports/ports.controller.js b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/networkports/ports.controller.js
index e4483b7559..4a539cb345 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/networkports/ports.controller.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/networkports/ports.controller.js
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@
     .controller('LaunchInstanceNetworkPortController', LaunchInstanceNetworkPortController);
 
   LaunchInstanceNetworkPortController.$inject = [
+    '$scope',
     'horizon.dashboard.project.workflow.launch-instance.basePath',
     'launchInstanceModel',
     'horizon.framework.widgets.action-list.button-tooltip.row-warning.service'
   ];
 
-  function LaunchInstanceNetworkPortController(basePath, launchInstanceModel, tooltipService) {
+  function LaunchInstanceNetworkPortController(
+    $scope,
+    basePath,
+    launchInstanceModel,
+    tooltipService
+    ) {
     var ctrl = this;
 
     ctrl.portStatuses = {
@@ -54,6 +60,20 @@
       'virtio-forwarder': gettext('Virtio Forwarder')
     };
 
+    ctrl.ports = [];
+
+    var portsWatcher = $scope.$watchCollection(function() {
+      return launchInstanceModel.ports;
+    }, function (newValue, oldValue, scope) {
+      var ctrl = scope.ctrl;
+      ctrl.ports = newValue;
+      ctrl.isPortsObjGenerated = false;
+    });
+
+    $scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
+      portsWatcher();
+    });
+
     function getPortStatus(status) {
       return ctrl.portStatuses[status];
     }
@@ -62,12 +82,11 @@
       return ctrl.portAdminStates[state];
     }
 
-    var portsArr = launchInstanceModel.ports;
     ctrl.portsObj = {};
     ctrl.isPortsObjGenerated = false;
 
     function getNameOrID(id) {
-      ctrl.portsObj = ctrl.getPortsObj(portsArr);
+      ctrl.portsObj = ctrl.getPortsObj(ctrl.ports);
       var port = ctrl.portsObj[id];
       return ctrl.nameOrID(port);
     }
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/networkports/ports.spec.js b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/networkports/ports.spec.js
index 459a1e5f03..2bb43aa065 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/networkports/ports.spec.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/networkports/ports.spec.js
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@
     beforeEach(module('horizon.dashboard.project.workflow.launch-instance'));
 
     describe('LaunchInstanceNetworkPortController', function() {
-      var ctrl;
+      var ctrl, scope;
       var port = {name: 'test_name', id: 'test_id'};
 
-      beforeEach(inject(function($controller) {
+      beforeEach(inject(function($controller, $rootScope) {
+        scope = $rootScope.$new();
+
+        // Track calls to $watchCollection
+        spyOn(scope, '$watchCollection').and.callThrough();
+
         var model = {
           newInstanceSpec: {
             ports: ['port-a']
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@
         };
 
         ctrl = $controller('LaunchInstanceNetworkPortController',
-                          { launchInstanceModel: model });
+                          { $scope:scope, launchInstanceModel: model });
       }));
 
       it('has correct ports statuses', function() {