diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 54dbf9d22..9797380a3 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
     "linux/cpu",
     "linux/system",
     "linux/mem",
-    "BREAKING_CHANGES"
+    "BREAKING_CHANGES",
+    "linux/power"
   ],
   "go.testFlags": ["-v"],
   "[markdown]": {
diff --git a/internal/linux/power/powerState.go b/internal/linux/power/powerState.go
index af4a4f1e5..9eda3287c 100644
--- a/internal/linux/power/powerState.go
+++ b/internal/linux/power/powerState.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ func newPowerState(name powerSignal, value any) sensor.Entity {
 			Attributes: map[string]any{
 				"data_source": linux.DataSrcDbus,
 			},
+			RequestMetadata: sensor.RequestMetadata{
+				RetryRequest: true,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/linux/power/screenLock.go b/internal/linux/power/screenLock.go
index ee85efef8..9b6a9e7dc 100644
--- a/internal/linux/power/screenLock.go
+++ b/internal/linux/power/screenLock.go
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ func newScreenlockSensor(value bool) sensor.Entity {
 			Attributes: map[string]any{
 				"data_source": linux.DataSrcDbus,
 			},
+			RequestMetadata: sensor.RequestMetadata{
+				RetryRequest: true,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }