From 5f2afe4b820c4effe09a3a95e1e22a81b83b534c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@home-assistant.io>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 17:04:44 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] tweak

---
 esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
index 9106e7aefa..1cd85a1a52 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void APIServer::setup() {
 #endif
 
   // Initialize last_connected_ for reboot timeout tracking
-  this->last_connected_ = millis();
+  this->last_connected_ = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
 }
 
 void APIServer::loop() {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void APIServer::loop() {
     if (this->reboot_timeout_ != 0) {
       const uint32_t now = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
       if (now - this->last_connected_ > this->reboot_timeout_) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "No client connected; rebooting");
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "No clients; rebooting");
         App.reboot();
       }
     }