diff --git a/src/up-daemon.c b/src/up-daemon.c
index 38d49d5..448e95b 100644
--- a/src/up-daemon.c
+++ b/src/up-daemon.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ up_daemon_update_display_battery (UpDaemon *daemon)
 		gboolean charge_threshold_enabled = FALSE;
 
 		device = g_ptr_array_index (array, i);
+		up_device_refresh_internal (device, UP_REFRESH_POLL);
 		g_object_get (device,
 			      "is-present", &present,
 			      "type", &kind,