diff --git a/esphome/components/template/binary_sensor/template_binary_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/template/binary_sensor/template_binary_sensor.cpp
index 25879f876d..806aed49b1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/binary_sensor/template_binary_sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/template/binary_sensor/template_binary_sensor.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ namespace template_ {
 static const char *const TAG = "template.binary_sensor";
 
 void TemplateBinarySensor::setup() {
-  if (!this->f_.has_value())
+  if (!this->f_.has_value()) {
     this->disable_loop();
-  this->loop();
+  } else {
+    this->loop();
+  }
 }
 
 void TemplateBinarySensor::loop() {