diff --git a/control/json/dbus_zone.cpp b/control/json/dbus_zone.cpp
index d4b6d23..9f8c77d 100644
--- a/control/json/dbus_zone.cpp
+++ b/control/json/dbus_zone.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 DBusZone::DBusZone(const Zone& zone) :
     ThermalModeIntf(util::SDBusPlus::getBus(),
                     (fs::path{CONTROL_OBJPATH} /= zone.getName()).c_str(),
-                    true),
+                    ThermalModeIntf::action::defer_emit),
     _zone(zone)
 {}