diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_outgoing_connection.h b/esphome/components/api/api_outgoing_connection.h
index 16d50c34255..fff11522d79 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_outgoing_connection.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_outgoing_connection.h
@@ -59,17 +59,20 @@ class OutgoingConnectionManager {
   static constexpr uint32_t BACKOFF_MIN_MS = 5000;
   static constexpr uint32_t BACKOFF_MAX_MS = 300000;
   static constexpr uint32_t CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
-  static constexpr uint32_t CONNECT_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 250;
-  static constexpr uint32_t NETWORK_RETRY_MS = 500;
   static constexpr uint32_t PRECONDITION_RETRY_MS = 5000;
   // A deep sleep wake window is too short to spend on the delay, so those
-  // builds dial out as soon as the target is gone
+  // builds dial out as soon as the target is gone, recheck the network on
+  // every loop and notice the connect completing on the loop it does
 #ifdef USE_DEEP_SLEEP
   static constexpr uint32_t BOOT_WAIT_MS = 0;
   static constexpr uint32_t IDLE_WAIT_MS = BACKOFF_MIN_MS;
+  static constexpr uint32_t CONNECT_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 0;
+  static constexpr uint32_t NETWORK_RETRY_MS = 0;
 #else
   static constexpr uint32_t BOOT_WAIT_MS = API_OUTGOING_CONNECTION_DELAY;
   static constexpr uint32_t IDLE_WAIT_MS = API_OUTGOING_CONNECTION_DELAY;
+  static constexpr uint32_t CONNECT_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 250;
+  static constexpr uint32_t NETWORK_RETRY_MS = 500;
 #endif
 
   void try_dial_(APIServer *server, uint32_t now);