diff --git a/spejsvirt.py b/spejsvirt.py
index 4eec677..9c9cf6b 100644
--- a/spejsvirt.py
+++ b/spejsvirt.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class LibvirtSpejsIOTClient(mqtt.Client):
             return
 
         state = DOMAIN_STATES.get(domain.state(0)[0])
-        self.publish('%s%s/state' % (self.topic_prefix, domname), state)
+        self.publish('%s%s/state' % (self.topic_prefix, domname), state, 0, True)
 
     def run(self, args):
         libvirt.virEventRegisterDefaultImpl()