diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index 8f814f9f42..fc6c4d4cf7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void APIConnection::loop() {
 
   // Process deferred batch if scheduled
   if (this->deferred_batch_.batch_scheduled &&
-      App.get_loop_component_start_time() - this->deferred_batch_.batch_start_time >= this->get_batch_delay_ms_()) {
+      now - this->deferred_batch_.batch_start_time >= this->get_batch_delay_ms_()) {
     this->process_batch_();
   }