diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homeassistant_alerts/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/homeassistant_alerts/__init__.py
index ef5e330699a..5b5e758fba4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homeassistant_alerts/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homeassistant_alerts/__init__.py
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
         if not coordinator.last_update_success:
             return
 
-        hass.async_create_task(async_update_alerts(), eager_start=True)
+        hass.async_create_background_task(
+            async_update_alerts(), "homeassistant_alerts update", eager_start=True
+        )
 
     coordinator = AlertUpdateCoordinator(hass)
     coordinator.async_add_listener(async_schedule_update_alerts)