diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vivotek/camera.py b/homeassistant/components/vivotek/camera.py
index bf136731cb6..012c1e1df34 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vivotek/camera.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vivotek/camera.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
             config[CONF_IP_ADDRESS],
         ),
     )
-    add_entities([VivotekCam(**args)])
+    add_entities([VivotekCam(**args)], True)
 
 
 class VivotekCam(Camera):
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class VivotekCam(Camera):
         self._cam = cam
         self._frame_interval = 1 / config[CONF_FRAMERATE]
         self._motion_detection_enabled = False
+        self._model_name = None
         self._name = config[CONF_NAME]
         self._stream_source = stream_source
 
@@ -117,4 +118,8 @@ class VivotekCam(Camera):
     @property
     def model(self):
         """Return the camera model."""
-        return self._cam.model_name
+        return self._model_name
+
+    def update(self):
+        """Update entity status."""
+        self._model_name = self._cam.model_name
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vivotek/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/vivotek/manifest.json
index 8a6a37762d4..cce2307bc4b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vivotek/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vivotek/manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "Vivotek",
   "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/components/vivotek",
   "requirements": [
-    "libpyvivotek==0.2.1"
+    "libpyvivotek==0.2.2"
   ],
   "dependencies": [],
   "codeowners": []
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index ad7ba89e4ca..939fcc27978 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ libpurecool==0.5.0
 libpyfoscam==1.0
 
 # homeassistant.components.vivotek
-libpyvivotek==0.2.1
+libpyvivotek==0.2.2
 
 # homeassistant.components.mikrotik
 librouteros==2.3.0