diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68bc17f..09e0029 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -158,3 +158,6 @@ cython_debug/
 #  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
+
+# VSCode
+.vscode/
diff --git a/custom_components/econnect_metronet/__init__.py b/custom_components/econnect_metronet/__init__.py
index f9b1e2a..6821404 100644
--- a/custom_components/econnect_metronet/__init__.py
+++ b/custom_components/econnect_metronet/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from elmo.api.client import ElmoClient
 from elmo.systems import ELMO_E_CONNECT as E_CONNECT_DEFAULT
-from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
+from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry, ConfigType
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 
 from .const import (
@@ -41,9 +41,14 @@ async def async_migrate_entry(hass, config: ConfigEntry):
     return True
 
 
-async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: dict):
-    """Set up the E-connect Alarm component."""
-    hass.data[DOMAIN] = {}
+async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType):
+    """Initialize the E-connect Alarm integration.
+
+    This method exposes eventual YAML configuration options under the DOMAIN key.
+    Use YAML configurations only to expose experimental settings, otherwise use
+    the configuration flow.
+    """
+    hass.data[DOMAIN] = config.get(DOMAIN, {})
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/custom_components/econnect_metronet/binary_sensor.py b/custom_components/econnect_metronet/binary_sensor.py
index 5d9db8f..904eeb3 100644
--- a/custom_components/econnect_metronet/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/custom_components/econnect_metronet/binary_sensor.py
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ def __init__(
         device: AlarmDevice,
     ) -> None:
         """Construct."""
+        # Enable experimental settings from the configuration file
+        self._attr_force_update = coordinator.hass.data[DOMAIN].get("force_update", False)
+
         super().__init__(coordinator)
         self.entity_id = generate_entity_id(config, name)
         self._name = name
@@ -113,6 +116,9 @@ def __init__(
         device: AlarmDevice,
     ) -> None:
         """Construct."""
+        # Enable experimental settings from the configuration file
+        self._attr_force_update = coordinator.hass.data[DOMAIN].get("force_update", False)
+
         super().__init__(coordinator)
         self.entity_id = generate_entity_id(config, name)
         self._name = name
@@ -156,6 +162,9 @@ def __init__(
         device: AlarmDevice,
     ) -> None:
         """Construct."""
+        # Enable experimental settings from the configuration file
+        self._attr_force_update = coordinator.hass.data[DOMAIN].get("force_update", False)
+
         super().__init__(coordinator)
         self.entity_id = generate_entity_id(config, name)
         self._name = name
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 6de2882..6ea00b1 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from elmo.api.client import ElmoClient
 from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import DataUpdateCoordinator
 
+from custom_components.econnect_metronet import async_setup
 from custom_components.econnect_metronet.alarm_control_panel import EconnectAlarm
 from custom_components.econnect_metronet.coordinator import AlarmCoordinator
 from custom_components.econnect_metronet.devices import AlarmDevice
@@ -16,6 +17,13 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture
 async def hass(hass):
+    """Create a Home Assistant instance for testing.
+
+    This fixture forces some settings to simulate a bootstrap process:
+    - `custom_components` is reset to properly test the integration
+    - `async_setup()` method is called
+    """
+    await async_setup(hass, {})
     hass.data["custom_components"] = None
     yield hass
 
diff --git a/tests/test_experiments.py b/tests/test_experiments.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e3ab2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_experiments.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from custom_components.econnect_metronet.binary_sensor import AlertSensor
+from custom_components.econnect_metronet.const import DOMAIN
+
+
+class TestExperiments:
+    def test_sensor_force_update_default(self, coordinator, config_entry, alarm_device):
+        # Ensure the default is to not force any update
+        entity = AlertSensor("device_tamper", 7, config_entry, "device_tamper", coordinator, alarm_device)
+        assert entity._attr_force_update is False
+
+    def test_sensor_force_update_on(self, hass, coordinator, config_entry, alarm_device):
+        # Ensure you can force the entity update
+        hass.data[DOMAIN] = {"force_update": True}
+        entity = AlertSensor("device_tamper", 7, config_entry, "device_tamper", coordinator, alarm_device)
+        assert entity._attr_force_update is True