diff --git a/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/__init__.py
index 14f40db2057..9dfb92c60c8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/__init__.py
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ async def async_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
     """Remove forked-daapd component."""
     status = await hass.config_entries.async_unload_platforms(entry, PLATFORMS)
     if status and hass.data.get(DOMAIN) and hass.data[DOMAIN].get(entry.entry_id):
-        hass.data[DOMAIN][entry.entry_id][
+        if websocket_handler := hass.data[DOMAIN][entry.entry_id][
             HASS_DATA_UPDATER_KEY
-        ].websocket_handler.cancel()
+        ].websocket_handler:
+            websocket_handler.cancel()
         for remove_listener in hass.data[DOMAIN][entry.entry_id][
             HASS_DATA_REMOVE_LISTENERS_KEY
         ]:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/media_player.py
index e1f1ece055b..868ec8e1f9e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/media_player.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.spotify import (
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, CONF_PASSWORD, CONF_PORT
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
+from homeassistant.exceptions import PlatformNotReady
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import (
     async_dispatcher_connect,
@@ -127,10 +128,10 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
     forked_daapd_updater = ForkedDaapdUpdater(
         hass, forked_daapd_api, config_entry.entry_id
     )
-    await forked_daapd_updater.async_init()
     hass.data[DOMAIN][config_entry.entry_id][
         HASS_DATA_UPDATER_KEY
     ] = forked_daapd_updater
+    await forked_daapd_updater.async_init()
 
 
 async def update_listener(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> None:
@@ -914,7 +915,8 @@ class ForkedDaapdUpdater:
 
     async def async_init(self):
         """Perform async portion of class initialization."""
-        server_config = await self._api.get_request("config")
+        if not (server_config := await self._api.get_request("config")):
+            raise PlatformNotReady
         if websocket_port := server_config.get("websocket_port"):
             self.websocket_handler = asyncio.create_task(
                 self._api.start_websocket_handler(
diff --git a/tests/components/forked_daapd/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/forked_daapd/test_config_flow.py
index 81357b6f3eb..fc02cdb4123 100644
--- a/tests/components/forked_daapd/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/forked_daapd/test_config_flow.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """The config flow tests for the forked_daapd media player platform."""
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ from homeassistant.components.forked_daapd.const import (
     CONF_TTS_VOLUME,
     DOMAIN,
 )
+from homeassistant.components.forked_daapd.media_player import async_setup_entry
 from homeassistant.config_entries import SOURCE_USER, SOURCE_ZEROCONF
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, CONF_PASSWORD, CONF_PORT
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.exceptions import PlatformNotReady
 
 from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
 
@@ -242,3 +244,18 @@ async def test_options_flow(hass: HomeAssistant, config_entry) -> None:
             },
         )
         assert result["type"] == data_entry_flow.FlowResultType.CREATE_ENTRY
+
+
+async def test_async_setup_entry_not_ready(hass: HomeAssistant, config_entry) -> None:
+    """Test that a PlatformNotReady exception is thrown during platform setup."""
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.forked_daapd.media_player.ForkedDaapdAPI",
+        autospec=True,
+    ) as mock_api:
+        mock_api.return_value.get_request.return_value = None
+        config_entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+        with pytest.raises(PlatformNotReady):
+            await async_setup_entry(hass, config_entry, MagicMock())
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+        mock_api.return_value.get_request.assert_called_once()