diff --git a/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/wrappers.py b/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/wrappers.py
index 7ccbce453c1..67e401cd40a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/wrappers.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/wrappers.py
@@ -251,8 +251,10 @@ class HaBleakClientWrapper(BleakClient):
         assert models.MANAGER is not None
         manager = models.MANAGER
         wrapped_backend = self._async_get_best_available_backend_and_device(manager)
+        device = wrapped_backend.device
+        scanner = wrapped_backend.scanner
         self._backend = wrapped_backend.client(
-            wrapped_backend.device,
+            device,
             disconnected_callback=self._make_disconnected_callback(
                 self.__disconnected_callback
             ),
@@ -261,8 +263,9 @@ class HaBleakClientWrapper(BleakClient):
         )
         if debug_logging := _LOGGER.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
             # Only lookup the description if we are going to log it
-            description = ble_device_description(wrapped_backend.device)
-            rssi = wrapped_backend.device.rssi
+            description = ble_device_description(device)
+            _, adv = scanner.discovered_devices_and_advertisement_data[device.address]
+            rssi = adv.rssi
             _LOGGER.debug("%s: Connecting (last rssi: %s)", description, rssi)
         connected = None
         try:
@@ -271,11 +274,11 @@ class HaBleakClientWrapper(BleakClient):
             # If we failed to connect and its a local adapter (no source)
             # we release the connection slot
             if not connected:
-                self.__connect_failures[wrapped_backend.scanner] = (
-                    self.__connect_failures.get(wrapped_backend.scanner, 0) + 1
+                self.__connect_failures[scanner] = (
+                    self.__connect_failures.get(scanner, 0) + 1
                 )
                 if not wrapped_backend.source:
-                    manager.async_release_connection_slot(wrapped_backend.device)
+                    manager.async_release_connection_slot(device)
 
         if debug_logging:
             _LOGGER.debug("%s: Connected (last rssi: %s)", description, rssi)