diff --git a/homeassistant/components/switchbot/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/switchbot/__init__.py
index 445920ad276..6bad3c25142 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/switchbot/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/switchbot/__init__.py
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
     # connectable means we can make connections to the device
     connectable = switchbot_model in CONNECTABLE_SUPPORTED_MODEL_TYPES
     address: str = entry.data[CONF_ADDRESS]
+
+    await switchbot.close_stale_connections_by_address(address)
+
     ble_device = bluetooth.async_ble_device_from_address(
         hass, address.upper(), connectable
     )
@@ -106,7 +109,6 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
             f"Could not find Switchbot {sensor_type} with address {address}"
         )
 
-    await switchbot.close_stale_connections(ble_device)
     cls = CLASS_BY_DEVICE.get(sensor_type, switchbot.SwitchbotDevice)
     if cls is switchbot.SwitchbotLock:
         try: