diff --git a/homeassistant/components/cloud/http_api.py b/homeassistant/components/cloud/http_api.py
index 7937337f2d3..8d6c4e65e3c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/cloud/http_api.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/cloud/http_api.py
@@ -201,12 +201,13 @@ class CloudLoginView(HomeAssistantView):
         # 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:
+        new_cloud_pipeline_id: str | None = None
+        if (cloud_assist_pipeline(hass)) is None:
             if cloud_pipeline := await assist_pipeline.async_create_default_pipeline(
                 hass, DOMAIN, DOMAIN
             ):
-                cloud_pipeline_id = cloud_pipeline.id
-        return self.json({"success": True, "cloud_pipeline": cloud_pipeline_id})
+                new_cloud_pipeline_id = cloud_pipeline.id
+        return self.json({"success": True, "cloud_pipeline": new_cloud_pipeline_id})
 
 
 class CloudLogoutView(HomeAssistantView):
diff --git a/tests/components/cloud/test_http_api.py b/tests/components/cloud/test_http_api.py
index b13d0cd9cbf..351caff883f 100644
--- a/tests/components/cloud/test_http_api.py
+++ b/tests/components/cloud/test_http_api.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ async def test_login_view(hass: HomeAssistant, cloud_client) -> None:
 
     assert req.status == HTTPStatus.OK
     result = await req.json()
-    assert result == {"success": True, "cloud_pipeline": "12345"}
+    assert result == {"success": True, "cloud_pipeline": None}
     create_pipeline_mock.assert_not_awaited()