diff --git a/orchagent/fdborch.cpp b/orchagent/fdborch.cpp
index daab3ad52e..28e335b9c8 100644
--- a/orchagent/fdborch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/fdborch.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ bool FdbOrch::bake()
     return true;
 }
 
-
 bool FdbOrch::storeFdbEntryState(const FdbUpdate& update)
 {
     const FdbEntry& entry = update.entry;
diff --git a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
index ada1f4bb92..1c8b9111e2 100755
--- a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
@@ -5347,7 +5347,10 @@ bool PortsOrch::addTunnel(string tunnel_alias, sai_object_id_t tunnel_id, bool h
     {
         tunnel.m_learn_mode = "disable";
     }
+
+    tunnel.m_oper_status = SAI_PORT_OPER_STATUS_DOWN;
     m_portList[tunnel_alias] = tunnel;
+    saiOidToAlias[tunnel_id] = tunnel_alias;
 
     SWSS_LOG_INFO("addTunnel:: %" PRIx64, tunnel_id);
 
@@ -5358,6 +5361,7 @@ bool PortsOrch::removeTunnel(Port tunnel)
 {
     SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
 
+    saiOidToAlias.erase(tunnel.m_tunnel_id);
     m_portList.erase(tunnel.m_alias);
 
     return true;
@@ -5631,7 +5635,7 @@ void PortsOrch::updatePortOperStatus(Port &port, sai_port_oper_status_t status)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (port.m_type == Port::PHY)
+    if (port.m_type == Port::PHY || port.m_type == Port::TUNNEL)
     {
         updateDbPortOperStatus(port, status);
     }
diff --git a/orchagent/vxlanorch.cpp b/orchagent/vxlanorch.cpp
index fc6a505a1f..fa6ebcdce0 100644
--- a/orchagent/vxlanorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/vxlanorch.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ create_tunnel(
           num_map++;
       }
     }
-      
+
     attr.id = SAI_TUNNEL_ATTR_DECAP_MAPPERS;
     attr.value.objlist.count = num_map;
     attr.value.objlist.list = map_list;
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ bool VxlanTunnelOrch::removeVxlanTunnelMap(string tunnelName, uint32_t vni)
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Update the map count and if this is the last mapping entry 
+    // Update the map count and if this is the last mapping entry
     // make SAI calls to delete the tunnel and tunnel termination objects.
 
     tunnel_obj->vlan_vrf_vni_count--;
@@ -1730,6 +1730,7 @@ bool  VxlanTunnelOrch::delTunnelUser(const std::string remote_vtep, uint32_t vni
 
     port_tunnel_name = getTunnelPortName(remote_vtep);
     gPortsOrch->getPort(port_tunnel_name,tunnelPort);
+
     if ((vtep_ptr->getRemoteEndPointRefCnt(remote_vtep) == 1) &&
        tunnelPort.m_fdb_count == 0)
     {