diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifi/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/unifi/config_flow.py
index f5e947c5e6f..85fe55a4076 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifi/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifi/config_flow.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class UnifiFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=UNIFI_DOMAIN):
     def _host_already_configured(self, host):
         """See if we already have a unifi entry matching the host."""
         for entry in self._async_current_entries():
-            if not entry.data:
+            if not entry.data or CONF_CONTROLLER not in entry.data:
                 continue
             if entry.data[CONF_CONTROLLER][CONF_HOST] == host:
                 return True
diff --git a/tests/components/unifi/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/unifi/test_config_flow.py
index 54c5fe291ea..15220e68914 100644
--- a/tests/components/unifi/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/unifi/test_config_flow.py
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ async def test_form_ssdp_gets_form_with_ignored_entry(hass):
     await setup.async_setup_component(hass, "persistent_notification", {})
     entry = MockConfigEntry(
         domain=UNIFI_DOMAIN,
-        data={},
+        data={"not_controller_key": None},
         source=config_entries.SOURCE_IGNORE,
     )
     entry.add_to_hass(hass)