From 076313b85073f9974dac9195fbec510ba17358e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@home-assistant.io>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:09:09 -1000
Subject: [PATCH] [core] Fix IndexError when OTA devices cannot be resolved

---
 esphome/__main__.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/esphome/__main__.py b/esphome/__main__.py
index d9bdfb175b..d7f11feef9 100644
--- a/esphome/__main__.py
+++ b/esphome/__main__.py
@@ -185,7 +185,9 @@ def choose_upload_log_host(
             else:
                 resolved.append(device)
         if not resolved:
-            _LOGGER.error("All specified devices: %s could not be resolved.", defaults)
+            raise EsphomeError(
+                f"All specified devices {defaults} could not be resolved. Is the device connected to the network?"
+            )
         return resolved
 
     # No devices specified, show interactive chooser