diff --git a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/config_entry.py b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/config_entry.py
index 6c5cacac591733..059c51989fec10 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/config_entry.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/config_entry.py
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ def state_attributes(self):
 class TrackerEntity(BaseTrackerEntity):
     """Represent a tracked device."""
 
+    @property
+    def force_update(self):
+        """All updates need to be written to the state machine."""
+        return True
+
     @property
     def location_accuracy(self):
         """Return the location accuracy of the device.