diff --git a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/__init__.py
index 5e5b2c8dc94..95197dcbb49 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/__init__.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
     """Set up Huawei LTE component from config entry."""
     url = entry.data[CONF_URL]
 
-    def get_connection() -> Connection:
+    def _connect() -> Connection:
         """Set up a connection."""
         if entry.options.get(CONF_UNAUTHENTICATED_MODE):
             _LOGGER.debug("Connecting in unauthenticated mode, reduced feature set")
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
         return connection
 
     try:
-        connection = await hass.async_add_executor_job(get_connection)
+        connection = await hass.async_add_executor_job(_connect)
     except LoginErrorInvalidCredentialsException as ex:
         raise ConfigEntryAuthFailed from ex
     except Timeout as ex:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/config_flow.py
index d4aa170f70d..f6c3b69ddeb 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/huawei_lte/config_flow.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class ConfigFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             errors=errors or {},
         )
 
-    async def _try_connect(
+    async def _connect(
         self, user_input: dict[str, Any], errors: dict[str, str]
     ) -> Connection | None:
         """Try connecting with given data."""
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ class ConfigFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
         return conn
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _logout(conn: Connection) -> None:
+    def _disconnect(conn: Connection) -> None:
         try:
-            conn.user_session.user.logout()  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+            conn.close()
         except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-            _LOGGER.debug("Could not logout", exc_info=True)
+            _LOGGER.debug("Disconnect error", exc_info=True)
 
     async def async_step_user(
         self, user_input: dict[str, Any] | None = None
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class ConfigFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
                 wlan_settings = {}
             return device_info, wlan_settings
 
-        conn = await self._try_connect(user_input, errors)
+        conn = await self._connect(user_input, errors)
         if errors:
             return await self._async_show_user_form(
                 user_input=user_input, errors=errors
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class ConfigFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
         info, wlan_settings = await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(
             get_device_info, conn
         )
-        await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(self._logout, conn)
+        await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(self._disconnect, conn)
 
         user_input.update(
             {
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ class ConfigFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
 
         new_data = {**entry.data, **user_input}
         errors: dict[str, str] = {}
-        conn = await self._try_connect(new_data, errors)
+        conn = await self._connect(new_data, errors)
         if conn:
-            await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(self._logout, conn)
+            await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(self._disconnect, conn)
         if errors:
             return await self._async_show_reauth_form(
                 user_input=user_input, errors=errors