diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7bcf63378..f34d542c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Use declare_component from base class.
 - Use different colors to distinguish logs
 - Change all the `_outputs.` to `_outputs__`
+- Disable cdc on output tables.
 
 
 #### New Features & Functionality
diff --git a/superduper/backends/ibis/data_backend.py b/superduper/backends/ibis/data_backend.py
index ff66c9337..a2375cfdc 100644
--- a/superduper/backends/ibis/data_backend.py
+++ b/superduper/backends/ibis/data_backend.py
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ def create_table_and_schema(self, identifier: str, schema: Schema):
                 t = self.conn.table(identifier)
             else:
                 raise e
+
         return t
 
     def drop(self, force: bool = False):
diff --git a/superduper/base/datalayer.py b/superduper/base/datalayer.py
index f1667ed50..199e76dbd 100644
--- a/superduper/base/datalayer.py
+++ b/superduper/base/datalayer.py
@@ -338,9 +338,10 @@ def _insert(
         inserted_ids = insert.do_execute(self)
 
         cdc_status = s.CFG.cluster.cdc.uri is not None
+        is_output_table = insert.table.startswith('_outputs__')
 
         if refresh:
-            if cdc_status:
+            if cdc_status and not is_output_table:
                 logging.warn('CDC service is active, skipping model/listener refresh')
             else:
                 return inserted_ids, self.on_event(
@@ -391,7 +392,9 @@ def on_event(self, query: Query, ids: t.List[str], event_type: str = 'insert'):
             identifier = event_data['identifier']
             type_id = event_data['type_id']
             ids = event_data['ids']
-            events.extend([Event(type_id, identifier, id, event_type) for id in ids])
+            events.extend(
+                [Event(type_id, identifier, str(id), event_type) for id in ids]
+            )
 
         return self.compute.broadcast(events)
 
@@ -437,8 +440,9 @@ def _update(self, update: Query, refresh: bool = True) -> UpdateResult:
         updated_ids = update.do_execute(self)
 
         cdc_status = s.CFG.cluster.cdc.uri is not None
+        is_output_table = update.table.startswith('_outputs__')
         if refresh and updated_ids:
-            if cdc_status:
+            if cdc_status and not is_output_table:
                 logging.warn('CDC service is active, skipping model/listener refresh')
             else:
                 # Overwrite should be true since updates could be done on collections
diff --git a/superduper/components/vector_index.py b/superduper/components/vector_index.py
index f388d1b8a..21102ce5a 100644
--- a/superduper/components/vector_index.py
+++ b/superduper/components/vector_index.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import numpy as np
 from overrides import override
 
-from superduper import CFG, logging
 from superduper.backends.base.query import Query
 from superduper.base.datalayer import Datalayer, DBEvent
 from superduper.base.document import Document
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
 from superduper.ext.utils import str_shape
 from superduper.jobs.job import FunctionJob
 from superduper.misc.annotations import component
-from superduper.misc.server import request_server
 from superduper.misc.special_dicts import MongoStyleDict
 from superduper.vector_search.base import VectorIndexMeasureType
 from superduper.vector_search.update_tasks import copy_vectors, delete_vectors
@@ -171,30 +169,12 @@ def cleanup(self, db: Datalayer):
         db.fast_vector_searchers[self.identifier].drop()
         del db.fast_vector_searchers[self.identifier]
 
-    @property
-    def cdc_table(self):
-        """Get table for cdc."""
-        return self.indexing_listener.outputs
-
     @override
     def post_create(self, db: "Datalayer") -> None:
         """Post-create hook.
 
         :param db: Data layer instance.
         """
-        logging.info('Requesting vector index setup on CDC service')
-        if CFG.cluster.cdc.uri:
-            logging.info('Sending request to add vector index')
-            request_server(
-                service='cdc',
-                endpoint='component/add',
-                args={'name': self.identifier, 'type_id': self.type_id},
-                type='get',
-            )
-        else:
-            logging.info(
-                'Skipping vector index setup on CDC service since no URI is set'
-            )
         db.compute.queue.declare_component(self)
 
     @property
diff --git a/superduper/misc/server.py b/superduper/misc/server.py
index eb4510b19..62a6d9687 100644
--- a/superduper/misc/server.py
+++ b/superduper/misc/server.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def _request_server(
         result = json.loads(response.content)
     else:
         response = requests.get(url, params=args)
-        result = None
+        result = json.loads(response.content)
     if response.status_code != 200:
         error = json.loads(response.content)
         msg = f'Server error at {service} with {response.status_code} :: {error}'