diff --git a/fan_speed.hpp b/fan_speed.hpp
index 4b79b2a..f1a3fdb 100644
--- a/fan_speed.hpp
+++ b/fan_speed.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
              const std::string& devPath, const std::string& id,
              sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const char* objPath, bool defer,
              uint64_t target) :
-        FanSpeedObject(bus, objPath, defer),
+        FanSpeedObject(bus, objPath,
+                       defer ? FanSpeedObject::action::emit_no_signals
+                             : FanSpeedObject::action::emit_object_added),
         _id(id), _ioAccess(std::move(io)), _devPath(devPath)
     {
         FanSpeedObject::target(target);