diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sense/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/sense/__init__.py
index 316cbb841ed..57cc748d7b2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sense/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sense/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import logging
 
 from sense_energy import (
     ASyncSenseable,
-    SenseAPIException,
     SenseAuthenticationException,
     SenseMFARequiredException,
 )
@@ -27,13 +26,14 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import DataUpdateCoordinator
 from .const import (
     ACTIVE_UPDATE_RATE,
     DOMAIN,
+    SENSE_CONNECT_EXCEPTIONS,
     SENSE_DATA,
     SENSE_DEVICE_UPDATE,
     SENSE_DEVICES_DATA,
     SENSE_DISCOVERED_DEVICES_DATA,
-    SENSE_EXCEPTIONS,
     SENSE_TIMEOUT_EXCEPTIONS,
     SENSE_TRENDS_COORDINATOR,
+    SENSE_WEBSOCKET_EXCEPTIONS,
 )
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
         raise ConfigEntryNotReady(
             str(err) or "Timed out during authentication"
         ) from err
-    except SenseAPIException as err:
+    except SENSE_CONNECT_EXCEPTIONS as err:
         raise ConfigEntryNotReady(str(err)) from err
 
     sense_devices_data = SenseDevicesData()
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
         raise ConfigEntryNotReady(
             str(err) or "Timed out during realtime update"
         ) from err
-    except SENSE_EXCEPTIONS as err:
+    except SENSE_WEBSOCKET_EXCEPTIONS as err:
         raise ConfigEntryNotReady(str(err) or "Error during realtime update") from err
 
     async def _async_update_trend():
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
             await gateway.update_realtime()
         except SENSE_TIMEOUT_EXCEPTIONS as ex:
             _LOGGER.error("Timeout retrieving data: %s", ex)
-        except SENSE_EXCEPTIONS as ex:
+        except SENSE_WEBSOCKET_EXCEPTIONS as ex:
             _LOGGER.error("Failed to update data: %s", ex)
 
         data = gateway.get_realtime()
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sense/const.py b/homeassistant/components/sense/const.py
index 1b7fdd8fabc..049b86e1064 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sense/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sense/const.py
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ SOLAR_POWERED_NAME = "Solar Powered Percentage"
 SOLAR_POWERED_ID = "solar_powered"
 
 SENSE_TIMEOUT_EXCEPTIONS = (asyncio.TimeoutError, SenseAPITimeoutException)
-SENSE_EXCEPTIONS = (socket.gaierror, SenseWebsocketException)
+SENSE_WEBSOCKET_EXCEPTIONS = (socket.gaierror, SenseWebsocketException)
 SENSE_CONNECT_EXCEPTIONS = (
+    socket.gaierror,
     asyncio.TimeoutError,
     SenseAPITimeoutException,
     SenseAPIException,