diff --git a/ovn_bgp_agent/drivers/openstack/watchers/nb_bgp_watcher.py b/ovn_bgp_agent/drivers/openstack/watchers/nb_bgp_watcher.py
index d31331d5..4b3f9dec 100644
--- a/ovn_bgp_agent/drivers/openstack/watchers/nb_bgp_watcher.py
+++ b/ovn_bgp_agent/drivers/openstack/watchers/nb_bgp_watcher.py
@@ -665,9 +665,8 @@ class OVNLBCreateEvent(base_watcher.OVNLBEvent):
         vip_fip = self._get_vip_fip(row)
         old_vip_fip = self._get_vip_fip(old)
         with _SYNC_STATE_LOCK.read_lock():
-            if hasattr(old, 'external_ids'):
-                if vip_fip and vip_fip != old_vip_fip:
-                    self.agent.expose_ovn_lb_fip(row)
+            if hasattr(old, 'external_ids') and vip_fip != old_vip_fip:
+                self.agent.expose_ovn_lb_fip(row)
             else:
                 self.agent.expose_ovn_lb_vip(row)
 
diff --git a/ovn_bgp_agent/tests/unit/drivers/openstack/watchers/test_nb_bgp_watcher.py b/ovn_bgp_agent/tests/unit/drivers/openstack/watchers/test_nb_bgp_watcher.py
index 4702ae15..88df8759 100644
--- a/ovn_bgp_agent/tests/unit/drivers/openstack/watchers/test_nb_bgp_watcher.py
+++ b/ovn_bgp_agent/tests/unit/drivers/openstack/watchers/test_nb_bgp_watcher.py
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ class TestOVNLBCreateEvent(test_base.TestCase):
         self.agent.expose_ovn_lb_vip.assert_called_once_with(row)
         self.agent.expose_ovn_lb_fip.assert_not_called()
 
-    def test_run_vip_added_extra_ext_id_info(self):
+    def test_run_vip_added_router(self):
         row = utils.create_row(
             external_ids={
                 constants.OVN_LB_LR_REF_EXT_ID_KEY: 'neutron-router1',
@@ -1208,13 +1208,12 @@ class TestOVNLBCreateEvent(test_base.TestCase):
             vips={'vip': 'member', 'fip': 'member'})
         old = utils.create_row(
             external_ids={
-                constants.OVN_LB_LR_REF_EXT_ID_KEY: 'neutron-router1',
                 constants.OVN_LB_VIP_FIP_EXT_ID_KEY: 'fip',
                 constants.OVN_LS_NAME_EXT_ID_KEY: 'net1'})
 
         self.event.run(None, row, old)
 
-        self.agent.expose_ovn_lb_vip.assert_not_called()
+        self.agent.expose_ovn_lb_vip.assert_called_once_with(row)
         self.agent.expose_ovn_lb_fip.assert_not_called()
 
     def test_run_fip(self):