diff --git a/ui/app/components/primary-metric/node.js b/ui/app/components/primary-metric/node.js
index d0fc56e66da..0499fcc48f0 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/primary-metric/node.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/primary-metric/node.js
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ export default class NodePrimaryMetric extends Component {
 
   @task(function* () {
     do {
-      this.tracker.poll.perform();
+      const tracker = this.tracker;
+      const nodeId = tracker && get(tracker, 'node.id');
+      if (tracker && nodeId) {
+        tracker.poll.perform();
+      }
       yield timeout(100);
     } while (!Ember.testing);
   })
@@ -88,6 +92,8 @@ export default class NodePrimaryMetric extends Component {
   willDestroy() {
     super.willDestroy(...arguments);
     this.poller.cancelAll();
-    this.tracker.signalPause.perform();
+    if (this.tracker) {
+      this.tracker.signalPause.perform();
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/services/stats-trackers-registry.js b/ui/app/services/stats-trackers-registry.js
index 1d4f810ecfa..607315d4803 100644
--- a/ui/app/services/stats-trackers-registry.js
+++ b/ui/app/services/stats-trackers-registry.js
@@ -44,18 +44,49 @@ export default class StatsTrackersRegistryService extends Service {
     if (!resource) return;
 
     const type = resource && resource.constructor.modelName;
-    const key = `${type}:${resource.get('id')}`;
+    const resourceId = resource.get('id');
+
+    if (!resourceId) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const key = `${type}:${resourceId}`;
     const Constructor =
       type === 'node' ? NodeStatsTracker : AllocationStatsTracker;
     const resourceProp = type === 'node' ? 'node' : 'allocation';
 
     const cachedTracker = registry.get(key);
     if (cachedTracker) {
-      // It's possible for the resource on a cachedTracker to have been
-      // deleted. Rebind it if that's the case.
-      if (!exists(cachedTracker, resourceProp))
-        cachedTracker.set(resourceProp, resource);
-      return cachedTracker;
+      const cachedResource = cachedTracker.get(resourceProp);
+      const shouldReuse =
+        exists(cachedTracker, resourceProp) && cachedResource === resource;
+
+      if (shouldReuse) {
+        return cachedTracker;
+      }
+
+      // Replace stale/mismatched trackers instead of mutating an already-used
+      // tracker during render.
+      if (
+        cachedTracker.poll &&
+        typeof cachedTracker.poll.cancelAll === 'function'
+      ) {
+        cachedTracker.poll.cancelAll();
+      }
+      if (
+        cachedTracker.signalPause &&
+        typeof cachedTracker.signalPause.cancelAll === 'function'
+      ) {
+        cachedTracker.signalPause.cancelAll();
+      }
+
+      const replacementTracker = Constructor.create({
+        fetch: (url) => this.token.authorizedRequest(url),
+        [resourceProp]: resource,
+      });
+
+      registry.set(key, replacementTracker);
+      return replacementTracker;
     }
 
     const tracker = Constructor.create({
diff --git a/ui/tests/integration/components/primary-metric/primary-metric.js b/ui/tests/integration/components/primary-metric/primary-metric.js
index 1ca49220e77..0e6bafef45a 100644
--- a/ui/tests/integration/components/primary-metric/primary-metric.js
+++ b/ui/tests/integration/components/primary-metric/primary-metric.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export function setupPrimaryMetricMocks(hooks, tasks = []) {
     const trackerSignalPauseSpy = (this.trackerSignalPauseSpy = sinon.spy());
 
     const MockTracker = EmberObject.extend({
+      node: computed(function () {
+        return { id: 'test-node-id' };
+      }),
       poll: task(function* () {
         yield trackerPollSpy();
       }),
diff --git a/ui/tests/unit/services/stats-trackers-registry-test.js b/ui/tests/unit/services/stats-trackers-registry-test.js
index fe964b27c74..0007c226097 100644
--- a/ui/tests/unit/services/stats-trackers-registry-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/unit/services/stats-trackers-registry-test.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ module('Unit | Service | Stats Trackers Registry', function (hooks) {
     );
   });
 
-  test('Registry does not depend on persistent object references', function (assert) {
+  test('Registry replaces cached tracker when resource reference changes for same id', function (assert) {
     const registry = this.subject();
     const id = 'some-id';
 
@@ -122,10 +122,18 @@ module('Unit | Service | Stats Trackers Registry', function (hooks) {
       'And the same className'
     );
 
+    const tracker1 = registry.getTracker(node1);
+    const tracker2 = registry.getTracker(node2);
+
+    assert.notEqual(
+      tracker1,
+      tracker2,
+      'Returns a replacement tracker for a different resource reference with same id'
+    );
     assert.equal(
-      registry.getTracker(node1),
-      registry.getTracker(node2),
-      'Return the same tracker'
+      tracker2.get('node'),
+      node2,
+      'The replacement tracker is bound to the latest resource reference'
     );
     assert.equal(
       registry.get('registryRef').size,