diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ring/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/ring/config_flow.py
index b82b4f22223..74546567270 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ring/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ring/config_flow.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class RingConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
         """Handle the initial step."""
         errors: dict[str, str] = {}
         if user_input is not None:
+            await self.async_set_unique_id(user_input[CONF_USERNAME])
+            self._abort_if_unique_id_configured()
             try:
                 token = await validate_input(self.hass, user_input)
             except Require2FA:
@@ -77,7 +79,6 @@ class RingConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
                 _LOGGER.exception("Unexpected exception")
                 errors["base"] = "unknown"
             else:
-                await self.async_set_unique_id(user_input[CONF_USERNAME])
                 return self.async_create_entry(
                     title=user_input[CONF_USERNAME],
                     data={CONF_USERNAME: user_input[CONF_USERNAME], CONF_TOKEN: token},
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ring/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/ring/strings.json
index ed0319b7a4b..6bd7d194136 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ring/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ring/strings.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       "unknown": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::unknown%]"
     },
     "abort": {
-      "already_configured": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_configured_device%]",
+      "already_configured": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_configured_account%]",
       "reauth_successful": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::reauth_successful%]"
     }
   },
diff --git a/tests/components/ring/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/ring/test_config_flow.py
index bbaec2e37c4..d27c4878aea 100644
--- a/tests/components/ring/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/ring/test_config_flow.py
@@ -220,3 +220,25 @@ async def test_reauth_error(
         "token": "new-foobar",
     }
     assert len(mock_setup_entry.mock_calls) == 1
+
+
+async def test_account_configured(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_setup_entry: AsyncMock,
+    mock_added_config_entry: Mock,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that user cannot configure the same account twice."""
+
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+        DOMAIN, context={"source": config_entries.SOURCE_USER}
+    )
+    assert result["type"] is FlowResultType.FORM
+    assert result["errors"] == {}
+
+    result2 = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_configure(
+        result["flow_id"],
+        {"username": "foo@bar.com", "password": "test-password"},
+    )
+
+    assert result2["type"] is FlowResultType.ABORT
+    assert result2["reason"] == "already_configured"