diff --git a/pid/zone.hpp b/pid/zone.hpp
index 37b49ea..01dc62e 100644
--- a/pid/zone.hpp
+++ b/pid/zone.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
     DbusPidZone(int64_t zone, double minThermalOutput, double failSafePercent,
                 const SensorManager& mgr, sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus,
                 const char* objPath, bool defer) :
-        ModeObject(bus, objPath, defer),
+        ModeObject(bus, objPath,
+                   defer ? ModeObject::action::defer_emit
+                         : ModeObject::action::emit_object_added),
         _zoneId(zone), _maximumSetPoint(),
         _minThermalOutputSetPt(minThermalOutput),
         _failSafePercent(failSafePercent), _mgr(mgr)
diff --git a/sensors/host.hpp b/sensors/host.hpp
index 5c70526..bf935b7 100644
--- a/sensors/host.hpp
+++ b/sensors/host.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
     HostSensor(const std::string& name, int64_t timeout,
                sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const char* objPath, bool defer) :
         Sensor(name, timeout),
-        ValueObject(bus, objPath, defer)
+        ValueObject(bus, objPath,
+                    defer ? ValueObject::action::defer_emit
+                          : ValueObject::action::emit_object_added)
     {}
 
     ValueType value(ValueType value) override;