diff --git a/homeassistant/components/reolink/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/reolink/config_flow.py
index d924f395c50..e86da1f23a7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/reolink/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/reolink/config_flow.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import format_mac
 from .const import CONF_PROTOCOL, CONF_USE_HTTPS, DOMAIN
 from .exceptions import ReolinkException, ReolinkWebhookException, UserNotAdmin
 from .host import ReolinkHost
-from .util import has_connection_problem
+from .util import is_connected
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class ReolinkFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             and CONF_PASSWORD in existing_entry.data
             and existing_entry.data[CONF_HOST] != discovery_info.ip
         ):
-            if has_connection_problem(self.hass, existing_entry):
+            if is_connected(self.hass, existing_entry):
                 _LOGGER.debug(
                     "Reolink DHCP reported new IP '%s', "
                     "but connection to camera seems to be okay, so sticking to IP '%s'",
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/reolink/util.py b/homeassistant/components/reolink/util.py
index 2ab625647a7..cc9ad192bc3 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/reolink/util.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/reolink/util.py
@@ -8,16 +8,13 @@ from . import ReolinkData
 from .const import DOMAIN
 
 
-def has_connection_problem(
-    hass: HomeAssistant, config_entry: config_entries.ConfigEntry
-) -> bool:
-    """Check if a existing entry has a connection problem."""
+def is_connected(hass: HomeAssistant, config_entry: config_entries.ConfigEntry) -> bool:
+    """Check if an existing entry has a proper connection."""
     reolink_data: ReolinkData | None = hass.data.get(DOMAIN, {}).get(
         config_entry.entry_id
     )
-    connection_problem = (
+    return (
         reolink_data is not None
         and config_entry.state == config_entries.ConfigEntryState.LOADED
         and reolink_data.device_coordinator.last_update_success
     )
-    return connection_problem