diff --git a/lib/roles/provider.js b/lib/roles/provider.js
index b664c5f5..bae3f07c 100644
--- a/lib/roles/provider.js
+++ b/lib/roles/provider.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
       tracker.on('add', function(device) {
         if (isWantedDevice(device)) {
           log.info('Found device "%s" (%s)', device.id, device.type)
+          pushDeviceStatus(device, device.type)
           maybeConnect(device)
         }
         else {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
       tracker.on('change', function(device) {
         if (isWantedDevice(device)) {
           log.info('Device "%s" is now "%s"', device.id, device.type)
+          pushDeviceStatus(device, device.type)
           maybeConnect(device) || maybeDisconnect(device)
         }
       })
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
       tracker.on('remove', function(device) {
         if (isWantedDevice(device)) {
           log.info('Lost device "%s" (%s)', device.id, device.type)
+          pushDeviceStatus(device, 'absent')
           maybeDisconnect(device)
         }
       })
@@ -74,7 +77,6 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
 
   function maybeConnect(device) {
     if (isConnectable(device) && !isConnected(device)) {
-      pushDeviceStatus(device, device.type)
       log.info('Spawning worker for device "%s"', device.id)
       var proc = options.fork(device)
       proc.on('error', function(err) {
@@ -112,7 +114,6 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
 
   function maybeDisconnect(device) {
     if (isConnected(device)) {
-      pushDeviceStatus(device, 'absent')
       log.info('Releasing worker of %s', device.id)
       gracefullyKillWorker(device.id)
       return true