diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sabnzbd/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/sabnzbd/__init__.py
index 64265f71903..8574e82aa47 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sabnzbd/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sabnzbd/__init__.py
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ async def async_configure_sabnzbd(
     uri_scheme = "https" if use_ssl else "http"
     base_url = BASE_URL_FORMAT.format(uri_scheme, host, port)
     if api_key is None:
-        conf = await hass.async_add_job(load_json, hass.config.path(CONFIG_FILE))
+        conf = await hass.async_add_executor_job(
+            load_json, hass.config.path(CONFIG_FILE)
+        )
         api_key = conf.get(base_url, {}).get(CONF_API_KEY, "")
 
     sab_api = SabnzbdApi(