From 8ce2cc564f1b0960653aaaf2d1c915b5888208d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@home-assistant.io>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:26:54 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] make sure we are disconnected on timeout

---
 esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
index 7b8148c0331..b20d61fd1ae 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
@@ -1200,7 +1200,8 @@ void WiFiComponent::check_connecting_finished() {
 
   uint32_t now = millis();
   if (now - this->action_started_ > WIFI_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Connection timeout");
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Connection timeout, aborting connection attempt");
+    this->wifi_disconnect_();
     this->retry_connect();
     return;
   }