diff --git a/esphome/components/hydreon_rgxx/hydreon_rgxx.cpp b/esphome/components/hydreon_rgxx/hydreon_rgxx.cpp
index 58e00ba7a5..c026d7cce6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/hydreon_rgxx/hydreon_rgxx.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/hydreon_rgxx/hydreon_rgxx.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ void HydreonRGxxComponent::dump_config() {
   if (this->is_failed()) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Connection with hydreon_rgxx failed!");
   }
+  if (model_ == RG9) {
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Model: RG9");
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Disable Led: %s", TRUEFALSE(this->disable_led_));
+  } else {
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Model: RG15");
+  }
   LOG_UPDATE_INTERVAL(this);
 
   int i = 0;
@@ -25,10 +31,6 @@ void HydreonRGxxComponent::dump_config() {
     LOG_SENSOR("  ", #s, this->sensors_[i - 1]); \
   }
   HYDREON_RGXX_PROTOCOL_LIST(HYDREON_RGXX_LOG_SENSOR, );
-
-  if (this->model_ == RG9) {
-    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "disable_led: %s", TRUEFALSE(this->disable_led_));
-  }
 }
 
 void HydreonRGxxComponent::setup() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/hydreon_rgxx/sensor.py b/esphome/components/hydreon_rgxx/sensor.py
index 0fc380f959..f9cb316c24 100644
--- a/esphome/components/hydreon_rgxx/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/hydreon_rgxx/sensor.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
             sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[conf])
             cg.add(var.set_sensor(sens, i))
 
+    cg.add(var.set_model(config[CONF_MODEL]))
     cg.add(var.set_request_temperature(CONF_TEMPERATURE in config))
 
     if CONF_DISABLE_LED in config: