diff --git a/homeassistant/components/switch/tellstick.py b/homeassistant/components/switch/tellstick.py
index 56b452017e8..375f5eea61d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/switch/tellstick.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/switch/tellstick.py
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices_callback, discovery_info=None):
             if switch_device.tellstick_device.id == id_:
                 # Execute the update in another thread
                 logging.getLogger(__name__).info(
-                    "Updating state to {}".fromat(switch_device.state()))
-                #threading.Thread(target=switch_device.update_ha_state, daemon=False).start()
+                    "Updating state to {}".fromat(method))
+                threading.Thread(target=switch_device.update_ha_state, daemon=False).start()
                 break
 
     callback_id = core.register_device_event(_device_event_callback)