diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
index fe6695dde7..83c1fe8900 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
@@ -201,8 +201,9 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
         break;
       }
       if (this->state == espbt::ClientState::DISCONNECTING) {
-        // Disconnect we requested before after connecting started,
-        // but before the connection was established.
+        // Disconnect was requested before after connecting started,
+        // but before the connection was established. Now that we have
+        // this->conn_id_ set, we can disconnect it.
         this->_unconditional_disconnect();
         this->conn_id_ = UNSET_CONN_ID;
         break;
@@ -227,8 +228,9 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
         return false;
       this->log_event_("ESP_GATTC_CONNECT_EVT");
       if (this->state == espbt::ClientState::DISCONNECTING) {
-        // Disconnect we requested before after connecting started,
-        // but before the connection was established.
+        // Disconnect was requested before after connecting started,
+        // but before the connection was established. Now that we have
+        // this->conn_id_ set, we can disconnect it.
         this->_unconditional_disconnect();
         this->conn_id_ = UNSET_CONN_ID;
       }