diff --git a/tests/component_tests/external_components/test_init.py b/tests/component_tests/external_components/test_init.py
index efc81c5475..d1c328b3cb 100644
--- a/tests/component_tests/external_components/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/component_tests/external_components/test_init.py
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ def test_external_components_skip_update_true(
     # Call with skip_update=True
     do_external_components_pass(config, skip_update=True)
 
-    # Verify clone_or_update was called with refresh=None
+    # Verify clone_or_update was called with NEVER_REFRESH
     mock_clone_or_update.assert_called_once()
     call_args = mock_clone_or_update.call_args
-    assert call_args.kwargs["refresh"] is None
+    from esphome import git
+
+    assert call_args.kwargs["refresh"] == git.NEVER_REFRESH
 
 
 def test_external_components_skip_update_false(
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/packages/test_init.py b/tests/component_tests/packages/test_init.py
index 4f66f83e84..dfd4147c14 100644
--- a/tests/component_tests/packages/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/component_tests/packages/test_init.py
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ def test_packages_skip_update_true(
     # Call with skip_update=True
     do_packages_pass(config, skip_update=True)
 
-    # Verify clone_or_update was called with refresh=None
+    # Verify clone_or_update was called with NEVER_REFRESH
     mock_clone_or_update.assert_called_once()
     call_args = mock_clone_or_update.call_args
-    assert call_args.kwargs["refresh"] is None
+    from esphome import git
+
+    assert call_args.kwargs["refresh"] == git.NEVER_REFRESH
 
 
 def test_packages_skip_update_false(