diff --git a/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py b/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py
index e223ff324a2..87fd9be0c42 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.collection import (
     StorageCollection,
     StorageCollectionWebsocket,
 )
+from homeassistant.helpers.singleton import singleton
 from homeassistant.helpers.storage import Store
 from homeassistant.util import (
     dt as dt_util,
@@ -956,7 +957,8 @@ class PipelineRunDebug:
     )
 
 
-async def async_setup_pipeline_store(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+@singleton(DOMAIN)
+async def async_setup_pipeline_store(hass: HomeAssistant) -> PipelineData:
     """Set up the pipeline storage collection."""
     pipeline_store = PipelineStorageCollection(
         Store(hass, STORAGE_VERSION, STORAGE_KEY)
@@ -969,4 +971,4 @@ async def async_setup_pipeline_store(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
         PIPELINE_FIELDS,
         PIPELINE_FIELDS,
     ).async_setup(hass)
-    hass.data[DOMAIN] = PipelineData({}, pipeline_store)
+    return PipelineData({}, pipeline_store)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/cloud/http_api.py b/homeassistant/components/cloud/http_api.py
index ab72af9fa5e..7937337f2d3 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/cloud/http_api.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/cloud/http_api.py
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ class CloudLoginView(HomeAssistantView):
         cloud = hass.data[DOMAIN]
         await cloud.login(data["email"], data["password"])
 
+        # Make sure the pipeline store is loaded, needed because assist_pipeline
+        # is an after dependency of cloud
+        await assist_pipeline.async_setup_pipeline_store(hass)
         if (cloud_pipeline_id := cloud_assist_pipeline(hass)) is None:
             if cloud_pipeline := await assist_pipeline.async_create_default_pipeline(
                 hass, DOMAIN, DOMAIN
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/cloud/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/cloud/manifest.json
index e0f79fda443..2dbbc81e4c6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/cloud/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/cloud/manifest.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "domain": "cloud",
   "name": "Home Assistant Cloud",
-  "after_dependencies": ["google_assistant", "alexa"],
+  "after_dependencies": ["assist_pipeline", "google_assistant", "alexa"],
   "codeowners": ["@home-assistant/cloud"],
-  "dependencies": ["assist_pipeline", "homeassistant", "http", "webhook"],
+  "dependencies": ["homeassistant", "http", "webhook"],
   "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/cloud",
   "integration_type": "system",
   "iot_class": "cloud_push",
diff --git a/tests/components/cloud/test_http_api.py b/tests/components/cloud/test_http_api.py
index de5778b72e7..b13d0cd9cbf 100644
--- a/tests/components/cloud/test_http_api.py
+++ b/tests/components/cloud/test_http_api.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.cloud.const import DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.components.google_assistant.helpers import GoogleEntity
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, State
 from homeassistant.helpers import entity_registry as er
+from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
 from homeassistant.util.location import LocationInfo
 
 from . import mock_cloud, mock_cloud_prefs
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ async def test_google_actions_sync_fails(
 async def test_login_view(hass: HomeAssistant, cloud_client) -> None:
     """Test logging in when an assist pipeline is available."""
     hass.data["cloud"] = MagicMock(login=AsyncMock())
+    await async_setup_component(hass, "stt", {})
+    await async_setup_component(hass, "tts", {})
 
     with patch(
         "homeassistant.components.cloud.http_api.assist_pipeline.async_get_pipelines",
@@ -133,6 +136,8 @@ async def test_login_view(hass: HomeAssistant, cloud_client) -> None:
 async def test_login_view_create_pipeline(hass: HomeAssistant, cloud_client) -> None:
     """Test logging in when no assist pipeline is available."""
     hass.data["cloud"] = MagicMock(login=AsyncMock())
+    await async_setup_component(hass, "stt", {})
+    await async_setup_component(hass, "tts", {})
 
     with patch(
         "homeassistant.components.cloud.http_api.assist_pipeline.async_create_default_pipeline",
@@ -153,6 +158,8 @@ async def test_login_view_create_pipeline_fail(
 ) -> None:
     """Test logging in when no assist pipeline is available."""
     hass.data["cloud"] = MagicMock(login=AsyncMock())
+    await async_setup_component(hass, "stt", {})
+    await async_setup_component(hass, "tts", {})
 
     with patch(
         "homeassistant.components.cloud.http_api.assist_pipeline.async_create_default_pipeline",