diff --git a/esphome/__main__.py b/esphome/__main__.py
index a78413ff04..6d3705c87e 100644
--- a/esphome/__main__.py
+++ b/esphome/__main__.py
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ def command_update_all(args):
         print("Updating {}".format(color('cyan', f)))
         print('-' * twidth)
         print()
-        rc = run_external_process('esphome', '--dashboard', f, 'run', '--no-logs')
+        rc = run_external_process('esphome', '--dashboard', f, 'run', '--no-logs', '--upload-port',
+                                  'OTA')
         if rc == 0:
             print_bar("[{}] {}".format(color('bold_green', 'SUCCESS'), f))
             success[f] = True