From 2480663b87396ad410e1152805849419ba6bd030 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@home-assistant.io>
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2025 16:32:05 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] much simpler

---
 esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
index 90db3705dc..f30695ca7f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
@@ -1128,6 +1128,17 @@ void WiFiComponent::retry_connect() {
 
   this->error_from_callback_ = false;
 
+  // Check if we need scan results but don't have valid ones
+  if (this->needs_scan_results_()) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "No valid scan results, skipping connection attempt");
+    // Skip to phase transition logic (will trigger scan or move to next phase)
+    WiFiRetryPhase next_phase = this->determine_next_phase_();
+    if (next_phase != this->retry_phase_) {
+      this->transition_to_phase_(this->retry_phase_, next_phase);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Execute phase-specific connection logic
   if (this->state_ == WIFI_COMPONENT_STATE_STA_CONNECTING) {
     yield();