diff --git a/homeassistant/components/qnap_qsw/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/qnap_qsw/__init__.py
index 4d2ee76cd2b..040f8eb52f2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/qnap_qsw/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/qnap_qsw/__init__.py
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 """The QNAP QSW integration."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
+
 from aioqsw.localapi import ConnectionOptions, QnapQswApi
 
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_PASSWORD, CONF_URL, CONF_USERNAME, Platform
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryNotReady
 from homeassistant.helpers import aiohttp_client
 
 from .const import DOMAIN, QSW_COORD_DATA, QSW_COORD_FW
 from .coordinator import QswDataCoordinator, QswFirmwareCoordinator
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 PLATFORMS: list[Platform] = [
     Platform.BINARY_SENSOR,
     Platform.BUTTON,
@@ -33,7 +38,10 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
     await coord_data.async_config_entry_first_refresh()
 
     coord_fw = QswFirmwareCoordinator(hass, qsw)
-    await coord_fw.async_config_entry_first_refresh()
+    try:
+        await coord_fw.async_config_entry_first_refresh()
+    except ConfigEntryNotReady as error:
+        _LOGGER.warning(error)
 
     hass.data.setdefault(DOMAIN, {})[entry.entry_id] = {
         QSW_COORD_DATA: coord_data,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/qnap_qsw/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/qnap_qsw/coordinator.py
index 73af2f74cc5..eb4e60bf9bd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/qnap_qsw/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/qnap_qsw/coordinator.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from datetime import timedelta
 import logging
 from typing import Any
 
-from aioqsw.exceptions import APIError, QswError
+from aioqsw.exceptions import QswError
 from aioqsw.localapi import QnapQswApi
 import async_timeout
 
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ class QswFirmwareCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[dict[str, Any]]):
         async with async_timeout.timeout(QSW_TIMEOUT_SEC):
             try:
                 await self.qsw.check_firmware()
-            except APIError as error:
-                _LOGGER.warning(error)
             except QswError as error:
                 raise UpdateFailed(error) from error
             return self.qsw.data()
diff --git a/tests/components/qnap_qsw/test_init.py b/tests/components/qnap_qsw/test_init.py
index 75fa9ec8adc..fedfdd26543 100644
--- a/tests/components/qnap_qsw/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/qnap_qsw/test_init.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+from aioqsw.exceptions import APIError
+
 from homeassistant.components.qnap_qsw.const import DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntryState
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
@@ -11,6 +13,29 @@ from .util import CONFIG
 from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
 
 
+async def test_firmware_check_error(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test firmware update check error."""
+
+    config_entry = MockConfigEntry(
+        domain=DOMAIN, unique_id="qsw_unique_id", data=CONFIG
+    )
+    config_entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.qnap_qsw.QnapQswApi.check_firmware",
+        side_effect=APIError,
+    ), patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.qnap_qsw.QnapQswApi.validate",
+        return_value=None,
+    ), patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.qnap_qsw.QnapQswApi.update",
+        return_value=None,
+    ):
+        assert await hass.config_entries.async_setup(config_entry.entry_id)
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+        assert config_entry.state is ConfigEntryState.LOADED
+
+
 async def test_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test unload."""