From 66e86170b1c263e5c97151ab6081aab91613320e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 08:14:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Make storage load tasks background tasks to avoid delaying
 shutdown (#116332)

---
 homeassistant/helpers/storage.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/storage.py b/homeassistant/helpers/storage.py
index 20054274275..bf9d49b4f21 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/storage.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/storage.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class Store(Generic[_T]):
         if self._load_task:
             return await self._load_task
 
-        load_task = self.hass.async_create_task(
+        load_task = self.hass.async_create_background_task(
             self._async_load(), f"Storage load {self.key}", eager_start=True
         )
         if not load_task.done():