diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
index ad491885ec..0daef8d862 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -107,21 +107,27 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::loop() {
   // Check for scan timeout - moved here from scheduler to avoid false reboots
   // when the loop is blocked. This must run every iteration for safety.
   if (this->scanner_state_ == ScannerState::RUNNING) {
-    if (this->scan_timeout_state_ == ScanTimeoutState::MONITORING) {
-      // Robust time comparison that handles rollover correctly
-      // This works because unsigned arithmetic wraps around predictably
-      if ((App.get_loop_component_start_time() - this->scan_start_time_) > this->scan_timeout_ms_) {
-        // First time we've seen the timeout exceeded - wait one more loop iteration
-        // This ensures all components have had a chance to process pending events
-        // This is because esp32_ble may not have run yet and called
-        // gap_scan_event_handler yet when the loop unblocks
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Scan timeout exceeded");
-        this->scan_timeout_state_ = ScanTimeoutState::EXCEEDED_WAIT;
+    switch (this->scan_timeout_state_) {
+      case ScanTimeoutState::MONITORING: {
+        // Robust time comparison that handles rollover correctly
+        // This works because unsigned arithmetic wraps around predictably
+        if ((App.get_loop_component_start_time() - this->scan_start_time_) > this->scan_timeout_ms_) {
+          // First time we've seen the timeout exceeded - wait one more loop iteration
+          // This ensures all components have had a chance to process pending events
+          // This is because esp32_ble may not have run yet and called
+          // gap_scan_event_handler yet when the loop unblocks
+          ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Scan timeout exceeded");
+          this->scan_timeout_state_ = ScanTimeoutState::EXCEEDED_WAIT;
+        }
+        break;
       }
-    } else if (this->scan_timeout_state_ == ScanTimeoutState::EXCEEDED_WAIT) {
-      // We've waited at least one full loop iteration, and scan is still running
-      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Scan never terminated, rebooting");
-      App.reboot();
+      case ScanTimeoutState::EXCEEDED_WAIT:
+        // We've waited at least one full loop iteration, and scan is still running
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Scan never terminated, rebooting");
+        App.reboot();
+        break;
+      case ScanTimeoutState::INACTIVE:
+        break;
     }
   }