diff --git a/tests/components/firefly_iii/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/firefly_iii/test_sensor.py
index 6042337fa37..1408c61c1fc 100644
--- a/tests/components/firefly_iii/test_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/firefly_iii/test_sensor.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
 
+from freezegun.api import FrozenDateTimeFactory
 from pyfirefly.exceptions import (
     FireflyAuthenticationError,
     FireflyConnectionError,
@@ -10,14 +11,16 @@ from pyfirefly.exceptions import (
 import pytest
 from syrupy.assertion import SnapshotAssertion
 
+from homeassistant.components.firefly_iii.coordinator import DEFAULT_SCAN_INTERVAL
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntryState
 from homeassistant.const import STATE_UNAVAILABLE, Platform
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers import entity_registry as er
+from homeassistant.util import dt as dt_util
 
 from . import setup_integration
 
-from tests.common import MockConfigEntry, snapshot_platform
+from tests.common import MockConfigEntry, async_fire_time_changed, snapshot_platform
 
 
 async def test_all_entities(
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ async def test_refresh_exceptions(
     mock_firefly_client: AsyncMock,
     mock_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
     exception: Exception,
+    freezer: FrozenDateTimeFactory,
 ) -> None:
     """Test entities go unavailable after coordinator refresh failures."""
     await setup_integration(hass, mock_config_entry)
@@ -58,7 +62,9 @@ async def test_refresh_exceptions(
 
     mock_firefly_client.get_accounts.side_effect = exception
 
-    await mock_config_entry.runtime_data.async_refresh()
+    freezer.tick(DEFAULT_SCAN_INTERVAL)
+    async_fire_time_changed(hass, dt_util.utcnow())
+    await hass.async_block_till_done(wait_background_tasks=True)
 
     state = hass.states.get("sensor.credit_card_account_balance")
     assert state is not None