diff --git a/homeassistant/components/hue/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/hue/config_flow.py
index 9014f2644f5..de2d9363ac7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/hue/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/hue/config_flow.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class HueFlowHandler(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
                     websession=aiohttp_client.async_get_clientsession(self.hass)
                 )
         except TimeoutError:
-            return self.async_abort(reason="discover_timeout")
+            bridges = []
 
         if bridges:
             # Find already configured hosts
diff --git a/tests/components/hue/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/hue/test_config_flow.py
index 121156fa9dc..7d7ef0eaf38 100644
--- a/tests/components/hue/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/hue/test_config_flow.py
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ async def test_flow_timeout_discovery(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
             const.DOMAIN, context={"source": config_entries.SOURCE_USER}
         )
 
-    assert result["type"] == "abort"
-    assert result["reason"] == "discover_timeout"
+    assert result["type"] == "form"
+    assert result["step_id"] == "manual"
 
 
 async def test_flow_link_unknown_error(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None: