diff --git a/dist/images/install.sh b/dist/images/install.sh
index 2ffa5b516cf..e142ce231e7 100755
--- a/dist/images/install.sh
+++ b/dist/images/install.sh
@@ -2828,6 +2828,7 @@ dbtool(){
       case $action in
         status)
           kubectl exec "$OVN_NB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnnb_db.ctl cluster/status OVN_Northbound
+          kubectl exec "$OVN_NB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnnb_db.ctl ovsdb-server/get-db-storage-status OVN_Northbound
           ;;
         kick)
           kubectl exec "$OVN_NB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnnb_db.ctl cluster/kick OVN_Northbound "$1"
@@ -2846,6 +2847,7 @@ dbtool(){
       case $action in
         status)
           kubectl exec "$OVN_SB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnsb_db.ctl cluster/status OVN_Southbound
+          kubectl exec "$OVN_SB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnsb_db.ctl ovsdb-server/get-db-storage-status OVN_Southbound
           ;;
         kick)
           kubectl exec "$OVN_SB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnsb_db.ctl cluster/kick OVN_Southbound "$1"
diff --git a/dist/images/kubectl-ko b/dist/images/kubectl-ko
index ee5c4d5fd79..15e41f4ab1e 100644
--- a/dist/images/kubectl-ko
+++ b/dist/images/kubectl-ko
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ dbtool(){
       case $action in
         status)
           kubectl exec "$OVN_NB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnnb_db.ctl cluster/status OVN_Northbound
+          kubectl exec "$OVN_NB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnnb_db.ctl ovsdb-server/get-db-storage-status OVN_Northbound
           ;;
         kick)
           kubectl exec "$OVN_NB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnnb_db.ctl cluster/kick OVN_Northbound "$1"
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ dbtool(){
       case $action in
         status)
           kubectl exec "$OVN_SB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnsb_db.ctl cluster/status OVN_Southbound
+          kubectl exec "$OVN_SB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnsb_db.ctl ovsdb-server/get-db-storage-status OVN_Southbound
           ;;
         kick)
           kubectl exec "$OVN_SB_POD" -n $KUBE_OVN_NS -c ovn-central -- ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnsb_db.ctl cluster/kick OVN_Southbound "$1"