diff --git a/homeassistant/components/climate/device_condition.py b/homeassistant/components/climate/device_condition.py
index 6252de6e491..dd5842cd2a8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/climate/device_condition.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/climate/device_condition.py
@@ -75,15 +75,19 @@ def async_condition_from_config(
     hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType
 ) -> condition.ConditionCheckerType:
     """Create a function to test a device condition."""
-    if config[CONF_TYPE] == "is_hvac_mode":
-        attribute = const.ATTR_HVAC_MODE
-    else:
-        attribute = const.ATTR_PRESET_MODE
 
     def test_is_state(hass: HomeAssistant, variables: TemplateVarsType) -> bool:
         """Test if an entity is a certain state."""
-        state = hass.states.get(config[ATTR_ENTITY_ID])
-        return state.attributes.get(attribute) == config[attribute] if state else False
+        if (state := hass.states.get(config[ATTR_ENTITY_ID])) is None:
+            return False
+
+        if config[CONF_TYPE] == "is_hvac_mode":
+            return state.state == config[const.ATTR_HVAC_MODE]
+
+        return (
+            state.attributes.get(const.ATTR_PRESET_MODE)
+            == config[const.ATTR_PRESET_MODE]
+        )
 
     return test_is_state
 
diff --git a/tests/components/climate/test_device_condition.py b/tests/components/climate/test_device_condition.py
index 65c1e17048b..ca3f4388c0a 100644
--- a/tests/components/climate/test_device_condition.py
+++ b/tests/components/climate/test_device_condition.py
@@ -92,15 +92,6 @@ async def test_get_conditions(
 
 async def test_if_state(hass, calls):
     """Test for turn_on and turn_off conditions."""
-    hass.states.async_set(
-        "climate.entity",
-        const.HVAC_MODE_COOL,
-        {
-            const.ATTR_HVAC_MODE: const.HVAC_MODE_COOL,
-            const.ATTR_PRESET_MODE: const.PRESET_AWAY,
-        },
-    )
-
     assert await async_setup_component(
         hass,
         automation.DOMAIN,
@@ -147,6 +138,20 @@ async def test_if_state(hass, calls):
             ]
         },
     )
+
+    # Should not fire, entity doesn't exist yet
+    hass.bus.async_fire("test_event1")
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    assert len(calls) == 0
+
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "climate.entity",
+        const.HVAC_MODE_COOL,
+        {
+            const.ATTR_PRESET_MODE: const.PRESET_AWAY,
+        },
+    )
+
     hass.bus.async_fire("test_event1")
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
     assert len(calls) == 1
@@ -156,7 +161,6 @@ async def test_if_state(hass, calls):
         "climate.entity",
         const.HVAC_MODE_AUTO,
         {
-            const.ATTR_HVAC_MODE: const.HVAC_MODE_AUTO,
             const.ATTR_PRESET_MODE: const.PRESET_AWAY,
         },
     )
@@ -176,7 +180,6 @@ async def test_if_state(hass, calls):
         "climate.entity",
         const.HVAC_MODE_AUTO,
         {
-            const.ATTR_HVAC_MODE: const.HVAC_MODE_AUTO,
             const.ATTR_PRESET_MODE: const.PRESET_HOME,
         },
     )