diff --git a/homeassistant/components/airthings_ble/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/airthings_ble/__init__.py
index c642ebf9563..1d62442f14d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/airthings_ble/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/airthings_ble/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from datetime import timedelta
 import logging
 
 from airthings_ble import AirthingsBluetoothDeviceData, AirthingsDevice
+from bleak_retry_connector import close_stale_connections_by_address
 
 from homeassistant.components import bluetooth
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
     is_metric = hass.config.units is METRIC_SYSTEM
     assert address is not None
 
+    await close_stale_connections_by_address(address)
+
     ble_device = bluetooth.async_ble_device_from_address(hass, address)
 
     if not ble_device: