diff --git a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/smartdashboard/MechanismRoot2d.java b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/smartdashboard/MechanismRoot2d.java
index eef73d4fbc..ee804b7df3 100644
--- a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/smartdashboard/MechanismRoot2d.java
+++ b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/smartdashboard/MechanismRoot2d.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public final class MechanismRoot2d {
   public synchronized void setPosition(double x, double y) {
     m_x = x;
     m_y = y;
+    flush();
   }
 
   synchronized void update(NetworkTable table) {