diff --git a/glass/src/libnt/native/cpp/NetworkTablesProvider.cpp b/glass/src/libnt/native/cpp/NetworkTablesProvider.cpp
index 5c8c6f5646..414c2a331d 100644
--- a/glass/src/libnt/native/cpp/NetworkTablesProvider.cpp
+++ b/glass/src/libnt/native/cpp/NetworkTablesProvider.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ NetworkTablesProvider::NetworkTablesProvider(Storage& storage,
       m_poller{inst},
       m_typeCache{storage.GetChild("types")} {
   storage.SetCustomApply([this] {
-    m_listener = m_poller.AddListener({{""}}, nt::EventFlags::kTopic);
+    m_listener = m_poller.AddListener(
+        {{""}}, nt::EventFlags::kImmediate | nt::EventFlags::kTopic);
     for (auto&& childIt : m_storage.GetChildren()) {
       auto id = childIt.key();
       auto typePtr = m_typeCache.FindValue(id);