diff --git a/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/binary_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/binary_sensor.py
index 225ec5f7f99..a7fd72fc1a7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/binary_sensor.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class BMWConnectedDriveSensor(BMWConnectedDriveBaseEntity, BinarySensorEntity):
             if has_check_control_messages:
                 cbs_list = []
                 for message in check_control_messages:
-                    cbs_list.append(message.description_short)
+                    cbs_list.append(message["ccmDescriptionShort"])
                 result["check_control_messages"] = cbs_list
             else:
                 result["check_control_messages"] = "OK"