diff --git a/wyzesense2mqtt/wyzesense2mqtt.py b/wyzesense2mqtt/wyzesense2mqtt.py
index 3c85dce..358e169 100755
--- a/wyzesense2mqtt/wyzesense2mqtt.py
+++ b/wyzesense2mqtt/wyzesense2mqtt.py
@@ -512,6 +512,11 @@ def on_message_remove(MQTT_CLIENT, userdata, msg):
 # Process message to reload sensors
 def on_message_reload(MQTT_CLIENT, userdata, msg):
     LOGGER.info(f"In on_message_reload: {msg.payload.decode()}")
+
+    # Save off the last known state so we don't overwrite new state by re-reading the previously saved file
+    LOGGER.info("Writing Sensors State File")
+    write_yaml_file(os.path.join(CONFIG_PATH, SENSORS_STATE_FILE), SENSORS_STATE)
+
     # We are in a mqtt callback so cannot wait for new messages to publish
     init_sensors(wait=False)