diff --git a/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/bmw_connected_drive.py b/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/bmw_connected_drive.py
index 36229828d63..e3b1a941bd2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/bmw_connected_drive.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/bmw_connected_drive.py
@@ -124,7 +124,10 @@ class BMWConnectedDriveSensor(BinarySensorDevice):
             if not check_control_messages:
                 result['check_control_messages'] = 'OK'
             else:
-                result['check_control_messages'] = check_control_messages
+                cbs_list = []
+                for message in check_control_messages:
+                    cbs_list.append(message['ccmDescriptionShort'])
+                result['check_control_messages'] = cbs_list
         elif self._attribute == 'charging_status':
             result['charging_status'] = vehicle_state.charging_status.value
             # pylint: disable=protected-access
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/__init__.py
index 12363627003..dce5961d70d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers import discovery
 from homeassistant.helpers.event import track_utc_time_change
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 
-REQUIREMENTS = ['bimmer_connected==0.5.2']
+REQUIREMENTS = ['bimmer_connected==0.5.3']
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index 6c8b86a03f6..9f20ccb2ece 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ beautifulsoup4==4.6.3
 bellows==0.7.0
 
 # homeassistant.components.bmw_connected_drive
-bimmer_connected==0.5.2
+bimmer_connected==0.5.3
 
 # homeassistant.components.blink
 blinkpy==0.6.0