diff --git a/homeassistant/components/smappee/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/smappee/config_flow.py
index 26a47815f34..a31dac6912e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/smappee/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/smappee/config_flow.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class SmappeeFlowHandler(
         smappee_api = api.api.SmappeeLocalApi(ip=ip_address)
         logon = await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(smappee_api.logon)
         if logon is None:
-            return self.async_abort(reason="connection_error")
+            return self.async_abort(reason="cannot_connect")
 
         return self.async_create_entry(
             title=f"{DOMAIN}{serial_number}",
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class SmappeeFlowHandler(
         smappee_api = api.api.SmappeeLocalApi(ip=ip_address)
         logon = await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(smappee_api.logon)
         if logon is None:
-            return self.async_abort(reason="connection_error")
+            return self.async_abort(reason="cannot_connect")
 
         advanced_config = await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(
             smappee_api.load_advanced_config
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/smappee/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/smappee/strings.json
index 63cf4254e54..25fa2846117 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/smappee/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/smappee/strings.json
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
     "abort": {
       "already_configured_device": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_configured_device%]",
       "already_configured_local_device": "Local device(s) is already configured. Please remove those first before configuring a cloud device.",
-      "authorize_url_timeout": "Timeout generating authorize url.",
-      "connection_error": "Failed to connect to Smappee device.",
-      "missing_configuration": "The component is not configured. Please follow the documentation.",
+      "authorize_url_timeout": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::oauth2_authorize_url_timeout%]",
+      "cannot_connect": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::cannot_connect%]",
+      "missing_configuration": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::oauth2_missing_configuration%]",
       "invalid_mdns": "Unsupported device for the Smappee integration.",
       "no_url_available": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::oauth2_no_url_available%]"
     }
diff --git a/tests/components/smappee/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/smappee/test_config_flow.py
index 2200dd66490..7434d469f96 100644
--- a/tests/components/smappee/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/smappee/test_config_flow.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async def test_show_zeroconf_connection_error_form(hass):
         )
 
         assert result["type"] == data_entry_flow.RESULT_TYPE_ABORT
-        assert result["reason"] == "connection_error"
+        assert result["reason"] == "cannot_connect"
         assert len(hass.config_entries.async_entries(DOMAIN)) == 0
 
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ async def test_connection_error(hass):
         result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_configure(
             result["flow_id"], {"host": "1.2.3.4"}
         )
-        assert result["reason"] == "connection_error"
+        assert result["reason"] == "cannot_connect"
         assert result["type"] == data_entry_flow.RESULT_TYPE_ABORT