diff --git a/plugins/hostname.c b/plugins/hostname.c
index 4f9dfe6..1df1b4b 100644
--- a/plugins/hostname.c
+++ b/plugins/hostname.c
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ static int hostname_init(void)
 		hostname_proxy = NULL;
 		g_dbus_client_unref(hostname_client);
 		hostname_client = NULL;
+	} else {
+		g_dbus_proxy_refresh_property(hostname_proxy, "PrettyHostname");
+		g_dbus_proxy_refresh_property(hostname_proxy, "StaticHostname");
+		g_dbus_proxy_refresh_property(hostname_proxy, "Chassis");
 	}
 
 	return err;