diff --git a/src/abode.ts b/src/abode.ts
index 577570b..aa9c881 100644
--- a/src/abode.ts
+++ b/src/abode.ts
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ const checkForAndHandleNewComponents = async (options?: PopulateOptions) => {
 export const populate = async (options?: PopulateOptions) => {
   await checkForAndHandleNewComponents(options);
 
-  document.body.addEventListener('DOMNodeInserted', () =>
-    checkForAndHandleNewComponents(options)
-  );
+  const callback = await checkForAndHandleNewComponents(options);
+  const observer = new MutationObserver(async() => callback);
+  observer.observe(document.body, {childList: true, subtree: true});
 };