diff --git a/esphome/espota2.py b/esphome/espota2.py
index f808d558d7..99c91d94e2 100644
--- a/esphome/espota2.py
+++ b/esphome/espota2.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def run_ota_impl_(
     try:
         # Resolve all hosts at once for parallel DNS resolution
         res = resolve_ip_address(
-            remote_host, remote_port, address_cache=getattr(CORE, "address_cache", None)
+            remote_host, remote_port, address_cache=CORE.address_cache
         )
     except EsphomeError as err:
         _LOGGER.error(