diff --git a/esphome/components/hdc1080/hdc1080.cpp b/esphome/components/hdc1080/hdc1080.cpp
index 71b7cd7e6e..fa293f6fc5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/hdc1080/hdc1080.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/hdc1080/hdc1080.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ void HDC1080Component::setup() {
 
   // if configuration fails - there is a problem
   if (this->write_register(HDC1080_CMD_CONFIGURATION, config, 2) != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
-    this->mark_failed();
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Failed to configure HDC1080");
+    this->status_set_warning();
     return;
   }
 }