diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miio/internal/MiIoHandlerFactory.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miio/internal/MiIoHandlerFactory.java
index 523efc256..afb8073b1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miio/internal/MiIoHandlerFactory.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miio/internal/MiIoHandlerFactory.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class MiIoHandlerFactory extends BaseThingHandlerFactory {
         cloudConnector.setCredentials(username, password, country);
         try {
             if (!scheduler.isShutdown()) {
-                scheduledTask = scheduler.submit(() -> cloudConnector.isConnected());
+                scheduledTask = scheduler.submit(() -> cloudConnector.isConnected(true));
             } else {
                 logger.debug("Unexpected: ScheduledExecutorService is shutdown.");
             }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miio/internal/cloud/CloudConnector.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miio/internal/cloud/CloudConnector.java
index 626b7515c..137c65774 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miio/internal/cloud/CloudConnector.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miio/internal/cloud/CloudConnector.java
@@ -104,10 +104,17 @@ public class CloudConnector {
     }
 
     public boolean isConnected() {
+        return isConnected(false);
+    }
+
+    public boolean isConnected(boolean force) {
         final MiCloudConnector cl = cloudConnector;
         if (cl != null && cl.hasLoginToken()) {
             return true;
         }
+        if (force) {
+            logonCache.invalidateValue();
+        }
         final @Nullable Boolean c = logonCache.getValue();
         if (c != null && c.booleanValue()) {
             return true;