From 0794235159c43e6ea80afe9cb38779f8d045c502 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@home-assistant.io>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 21:27:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] [esp32_improv] Disable loop by default until provisioning
 needed

---
 esphome/components/esp32_improv/esp32_improv_component.cpp | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_improv/esp32_improv_component.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_improv/esp32_improv_component.cpp
index d41094fda1..d47cc50a00 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_improv/esp32_improv_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_improv/esp32_improv_component.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ void ESP32ImprovComponent::setup() {
 #endif
   global_ble_server->on(BLEServerEvt::EmptyEvt::ON_DISCONNECT,
                         [this](uint16_t conn_id) { this->set_error_(improv::ERROR_NONE); });
+
+  // Start with loop disabled - will be enabled by start() when needed
+  this->disable_loop();
 }
 
 void ESP32ImprovComponent::setup_characteristics() {