diff --git a/custom_components/airsend/cover.py b/custom_components/airsend/cover.py
index d3dfd9f..d7384a8 100644
--- a/custom_components/airsend/cover.py
+++ b/custom_components/airsend/cover.py
@@ -122,27 +122,34 @@ class AirSendCover(RestoreEntity, CoverEntity):
     async def async_added_to_hass(self):
         """Restore last known state when added to hass."""
         await super().async_added_to_hass()
-        
+
         # Get the last known state
         last_state = await self.async_get_last_state()
-        
-        if last_state:
+
+        # Only restore from a meaningful previous state. If HASS was
+        # restarted while the entity was "unavailable" (e.g. AirSend
+        # connectivity loss), don't carry that over: keep the defaults
+        # so the entity comes back available instead of staying stuck.
+        if last_state and last_state.state not in ('unavailable', 'unknown'):
             # Restore position for covers with position support (type 4099)
             if self._device.is_cover_with_position:
                 # Try to restore position from attributes
                 if last_state.attributes.get('current_position') is not None:
                     self._attr_current_cover_position = last_state.attributes['current_position']
-                
+
                 # Override position based on state if fully open/closed
                 if last_state.state == 'closed':
                     self._attr_current_cover_position = 0
                 elif last_state.state == 'open':
                     self._attr_current_cover_position = 100
-            
+
             # Restore closed/open state for all covers
             if last_state.state == 'closed':
                 self._closed = True
             elif last_state.state == 'open':
                 self._closed = False
-            self.async_write_ha_state()
-        # If no last_state, keep the defaults (50% for position covers)
+        # If no usable last_state, keep the defaults (50% for position covers)
+
+        # Always publish the current state so the entity doesn't stay
+        # stuck on a stale cached state across a restart.
+        self.async_write_ha_state()