diff --git a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py
index 77e645a7314..82c54a08136 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP
 from homeassistant.core import Event, HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_send
 from homeassistant.helpers.event import async_call_later
+from homeassistant.util.async_ import create_eager_task
 from homeassistant.util.json import json_loads
 
 from .auth import AUTH_REQUIRED_MESSAGE, AuthPhase
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ class WebSocketHandler:
             # We only start the writer queue after the auth phase is completed
             # since there is no need to queue messages before the auth phase
             self._connection = connection
-            self._writer_task = asyncio.create_task(self._writer(send_bytes_text))
+            self._writer_task = create_eager_task(self._writer(send_bytes_text))
             hass.data[DATA_CONNECTIONS] = hass.data.get(DATA_CONNECTIONS, 0) + 1
             async_dispatcher_send(hass, SIGNAL_WEBSOCKET_CONNECTED)