diff --git a/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/__init__.py
index b820d2d1b43..d09ea66d479 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/__init__.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: TeslemetryConfigEntry) -
         access_token,
         server=f"{region.lower()}.teslemetry.com",
         parse_timestamp=True,
+        manual=True,
     )
 
     for product in products:
@@ -236,6 +237,8 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: TeslemetryConfigEntry) -
     entry.runtime_data = TeslemetryData(vehicles, energysites, scopes)
     await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setups(entry, PLATFORMS)
 
+    entry.async_create_background_task(hass, stream.listen(), "Teslemetry Stream")
+
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/number.py b/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/number.py
index ff25dec59b8..117c0a8c233 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/number.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/number.py
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ class TeslemetryStreamingNumberEntity(
                 self._attr_native_value = last_number_data.native_value
             if last_number_data.native_max_value:
                 self._attr_native_max_value = last_number_data.native_max_value
+            self.async_write_ha_state()
 
         # Add listeners
         self.async_on_remove(