diff --git a/src/vdom.nim b/src/vdom.nim
index 77b3c89..599ea08 100644
--- a/src/vdom.nim
+++ b/src/vdom.nim
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ proc dthunk*(name: cstring; args: varargs[VNode, vn]): VNode =
   VNode(kind: VNodeKind.dthunk, text: name, key: -1, kids: @args)
 
 proc eq*(a, b: VNode): bool =
+  if a.track != 0 and b.track != 0:
+    # do not recurse here:
+    return a.track == b.track
   if a.kind != b.kind: return false
   if a.id != b.id: return false
   if a.class != b.class: return false
@@ -144,8 +147,6 @@ proc eq*(a, b: VNode): bool =
   if a.attrs.len != b.attrs.len: return false
   for i in 0..<a.attrs.len:
     if a.attrs[i] != b.attrs[i]: return false
-  if a.track != 0 and b.track != 0:
-    if a.track != b.track: return false
   result = true
 
 proc setAttr*(n: VNode; key: cstring; val: cstring = "") =
diff --git a/uibench/nim_uibench.nim b/uibench/nim_uibench.nim
index 55b6456..764d1db 100644
--- a/uibench/nim_uibench.nim
+++ b/uibench/nim_uibench.nim
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ proc createTableCell(id: cstring): VNode =
 
 proc createTableRow(item: TableItemState): VNode =
     let className = if item.active: cstring"TableRow active" else: cstring"TableRow"
-    result = buildHtml(tr(class=className, `data-id` = &item.id, key = item.id)):
+    result = buildHtml(tr(class=className, `data-id` = &item.id, track = item.id)):
         createTableCell("#" & &item.id)
         for i in 0..<len(item.props):
             createTableCell(item.props[i])
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ proc createAnimBox(item: AnimBoxState): VNode =
     let color = float(t10) / 10
     let divStyles = cstring"border-radius: " & &t10 &
          "px; background: rgba(0,0,0," & cstring($color) & ")"
-    result = flatHtml(tdiv(class="AnimBox", `data-id` = &item.id, key = item.id,
+    result = flatHtml(tdiv(class="AnimBox", `data-id` = &item.id, track = item.id,
         style=divStyles))
 
 proc animCreateVNode(data: AnimState): VNode =