diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
index ad1eeda8ea..583837af82 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void APIServer::schedule_reboot_timeout_() {
   this->status_set_warning();
   this->set_timeout("api_reboot", this->reboot_timeout_, []() {
     if (!global_api_server->is_connected()) {
-      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "No client connected; rebooting");
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "No clients; rebooting");
       App.reboot();
     }
   });
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_api_reboot_timeout.py b/tests/integration/test_api_reboot_timeout.py
index 7cace506b2..dd9f5fbd1e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_api_reboot_timeout.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_api_reboot_timeout.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ async def test_api_reboot_timeout(
     """Test that the device reboots when no API clients connect within the timeout."""
     loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
     reboot_future = loop.create_future()
-    reboot_pattern = re.compile(r"No client connected; rebooting")
+    reboot_pattern = re.compile(r"No clients; rebooting")
 
     def check_output(line: str) -> None:
         """Check output for reboot message."""