diff --git a/homeassistant/components/light/yeelight.py b/homeassistant/components/light/yeelight.py
index 1275d854e0b..15f2d24fa8a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/light/yeelight.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/light/yeelight.py
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ class YeelightLight(Light):
 
     @property
     def _properties(self) -> dict:
-        return self._bulb.last_properties
+        if self._bulb_device is None:
+            return {}
+        return self._bulb_device.last_properties
 
     # F821: https://github.com/PyCQA/pyflakes/issues/373
     @property