diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homekit/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/homekit/__init__.py
index 534ea3c6f95..c042872f4cd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homekit/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homekit/__init__.py
@@ -491,8 +491,11 @@ class HomeKit:
         # as pyhap uses a random one until state is restored
         if os.path.exists(persist_file):
             self.driver.load()
-        else:
-            self.driver.persist()
+            self.driver.state.config_version += 1
+            if self.driver.state.config_version > 65535:
+                self.driver.state.config_version = 1
+
+        self.driver.persist()
 
     def reset_accessories(self, entity_ids):
         """Reset the accessory to load the latest configuration."""
diff --git a/tests/components/homekit/test_homekit.py b/tests/components/homekit/test_homekit.py
index ec324602684..9ce3e96f06f 100644
--- a/tests/components/homekit/test_homekit.py
+++ b/tests/components/homekit/test_homekit.py
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ async def test_homekit_start(hass, hk_driver, device_reg):
     assert (device_registry.CONNECTION_NETWORK_MAC, formatted_mac) in device.connections
 
     assert len(device_reg.devices) == 1
+    assert homekit.driver.state.config_version == 2
 
 
 async def test_homekit_start_with_a_broken_accessory(hass, hk_driver, mock_zeroconf):