diff --git a/app/src/inverter.py b/app/src/inverter.py
index cba3d8b..c098d28 100644
--- a/app/src/inverter.py
+++ b/app/src/inverter.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Inverter(AsyncStream):
     def __init__ (self, reader, writer, addr):
         super().__init__(reader, writer, addr, None, True)
         self.mqtt = Mqtt()
-        self.ha_restarts = 0
+        self.ha_restarts = -1
         ha = Config.get('ha')
         self.entitiy_prfx = ha['entity_prefix'] + '/'
         self.discovery_prfx = ha['discovery_prefix'] + '/'