diff --git a/homeassistant/components/august/activity.py b/homeassistant/components/august/activity.py
index 1768d3291a7..fdb399f0646 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/august/activity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/august/activity.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Consume the august activity stream."""
 import asyncio
 from datetime import datetime
+from functools import partial
 import logging
 
 from aiohttp import ClientError
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ from yalexs.api_async import ApiAsync
 from yalexs.pubnub_async import AugustPubNub
 from yalexs.util import get_latest_activity
 
-from homeassistant.core import CALLBACK_TYPE, HomeAssistant, callback
+from homeassistant.core import CALLBACK_TYPE, HassJob, HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.debounce import Debouncer
 from homeassistant.helpers.event import async_call_later
 from homeassistant.util.dt import utcnow
@@ -58,33 +59,38 @@ class ActivityStream(AugustSubscriberMixin):
         self._did_first_update = False
         self.pubnub = pubnub
         self._update_debounce: dict[str, Debouncer] = {}
+        self._update_debounce_jobs: dict[str, HassJob] = {}
 
-    async def async_setup(self):
+    async def _async_update_house_id_later(
+        self, debouncer: Debouncer, _: datetime
+    ) -> None:
+        """Call a debouncer from async_call_later."""
+        await debouncer.async_call()
+
+    async def async_setup(self) -> None:
         """Token refresh check and catch up the activity stream."""
-        self._update_debounce = {
-            house_id: self._async_create_debouncer(house_id)
-            for house_id in self._house_ids
-        }
+        update_debounce = self._update_debounce
+        update_debounce_jobs = self._update_debounce_jobs
+        for house_id in self._house_ids:
+            debouncer = Debouncer(
+                self._hass,
+                _LOGGER,
+                cooldown=ACTIVITY_DEBOUNCE_COOLDOWN,
+                immediate=True,
+                function=partial(self._async_update_house_id, house_id),
+            )
+            update_debounce[house_id] = debouncer
+            update_debounce_jobs[house_id] = HassJob(
+                partial(self._async_update_house_id_later, debouncer),
+                f"debounced august activity update for {house_id}",
+                cancel_on_shutdown=True,
+            )
+
         await self._async_refresh(utcnow())
         self._did_first_update = True
 
     @callback
-    def _async_create_debouncer(self, house_id):
-        """Create a debouncer for the house id."""
-
-        async def _async_update_house_id():
-            await self._async_update_house_id(house_id)
-
-        return Debouncer(
-            self._hass,
-            _LOGGER,
-            cooldown=ACTIVITY_DEBOUNCE_COOLDOWN,
-            immediate=True,
-            function=_async_update_house_id,
-        )
-
-    @callback
-    def async_stop(self):
+    def async_stop(self) -> None:
         """Cleanup any debounces."""
         for debouncer in self._update_debounce.values():
             debouncer.async_cancel()
@@ -127,28 +133,23 @@ class ActivityStream(AugustSubscriberMixin):
     @callback
     def async_schedule_house_id_refresh(self, house_id: str) -> None:
         """Update for a house activities now and once in the future."""
-        if cancels := self._schedule_updates.get(house_id):
-            _async_cancel_future_scheduled_updates(cancels)
+        if future_updates := self._schedule_updates.setdefault(house_id, []):
+            _async_cancel_future_scheduled_updates(future_updates)
 
         debouncer = self._update_debounce[house_id]
-
         self._hass.async_create_task(debouncer.async_call())
         # Schedule two updates past the debounce time
         # to ensure we catch the case where the activity
         # api does not update right away and we need to poll
         # it again. Sometimes the lock operator or a doorbell
         # will not show up in the activity stream right away.
-        future_updates = self._schedule_updates.setdefault(house_id, [])
-
-        async def _update_house_activities(now: datetime) -> None:
-            await debouncer.async_call()
-
+        job = self._update_debounce_jobs[house_id]
         for step in (1, 2):
             future_updates.append(
                 async_call_later(
                     self._hass,
                     (step * ACTIVITY_DEBOUNCE_COOLDOWN) + 0.1,
-                    _update_house_activities,
+                    job,
                 )
             )