diff --git a/debye_bec/devices/absorber.py b/debye_bec/devices/absorber.py
index 484054d..73da60a 100644
--- a/debye_bec/devices/absorber.py
+++ b/debye_bec/devices/absorber.py
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ from ophyd_devices.interfaces.base_classes.psi_device_base import PSIDeviceBase
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from bec_lib.devicemanager import ScanInfo
 
+
 class AbsorberError(Exception):
     """Absorber specific exception"""
 
+
 class STATUS(int, enum.Enum):
     """Absorber States"""
 
@@ -35,14 +37,24 @@ class STATUS(int, enum.Enum):
     MAN_OPEN = 13
     UNDEFINED = 14
 
+
 class Absorber(PSIDeviceBase):
     """Class for the Frontend Absorber"""
 
     USER_ACCESS = ["open", "close"]
 
     request = Cpt(EpicsSignal, suffix="REQUEST", kind="config", doc="Open/Close Absorber")
-    status = Cpt(EpicsSignalRO, suffix="STATUS", kind="normal", doc="Absorber Status")
-    status_string = Cpt(EpicsSignalRO, suffix="STATUS", kind="normal", string=True, doc="Absorber Status")
+    status = Cpt(
+        EpicsSignalRO, suffix="STATUS", kind="normal", auto_monitor=True, doc="Absorber Status"
+    )
+    status_string = Cpt(
+        EpicsSignalRO,
+        suffix="STATUS",
+        kind="normal",
+        auto_monitor=True,
+        string=True,
+        doc="Absorber Status",
+    )
 
     def __init__(self, *, name: str, prefix: str = "", scan_info: ScanInfo | None = None, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(name=name, prefix=prefix, scan_info=scan_info, **kwargs)