diff --git a/storage/chest.lua b/storage/chest.lua
index a54f8a9..20db286 100644
--- a/storage/chest.lua
+++ b/storage/chest.lua
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ function Chest:fromPeripheral(name, homogeneous)
     setmetatable(obj, self)
     obj.__index = obj
 
+    obj:rescan()
+
     return obj
 end