diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/repairs.py b/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/repairs.py
index 89f51dddb88e04..83ee0523a3b5c0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/repairs.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/repairs.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import voluptuous as vol
-from zwave_js_server.model.node import Node
 
 from homeassistant import data_entry_flow
 from homeassistant.components.repairs import ConfirmRepairFlow, RepairsFlow
@@ -14,10 +13,10 @@
 class DeviceConfigFileChangedFlow(RepairsFlow):
     """Handler for an issue fixing flow."""
 
-    def __init__(self, node: Node, device_name: str) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, data: dict[str, str]) -> None:
         """Initialize."""
-        self.node = node
-        self.device_name = device_name
+        self.device_name: str = data["device_name"]
+        self.device_id: str = data["device_id"]
 
     async def async_step_init(
         self, user_input: dict[str, str] | None = None
@@ -30,7 +29,14 @@ async def async_step_confirm(
     ) -> data_entry_flow.FlowResult:
         """Handle the confirm step of a fix flow."""
         if user_input is not None:
-            self.hass.async_create_task(self.node.async_refresh_info())
+            try:
+                node = async_get_node_from_device_id(self.hass, self.device_id)
+            except ValueError:
+                return self.async_abort(
+                    reason="cannot_connect",
+                    description_placeholders={"device_name": self.device_name},
+                )
+            self.hass.async_create_task(node.async_refresh_info())
             return self.async_create_entry(title="", data={})
 
         return self.async_show_form(
@@ -41,15 +47,11 @@ async def async_step_confirm(
 
 
 async def async_create_fix_flow(
-    hass: HomeAssistant,
-    issue_id: str,
-    data: dict[str, str] | None,
+    hass: HomeAssistant, issue_id: str, data: dict[str, str] | None
 ) -> RepairsFlow:
     """Create flow."""
 
     if issue_id.split(".")[0] == "device_config_file_changed":
         assert data
-        return DeviceConfigFileChangedFlow(
-            async_get_node_from_device_id(hass, data["device_id"]), data["device_name"]
-        )
+        return DeviceConfigFileChangedFlow(data)
     return ConfirmRepairFlow()
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/strings.json
index 6435c6b7a544d4..6994ce15a0ca38 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/strings.json
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@
             "title": "Z-Wave device configuration file changed: {device_name}",
             "description": "Z-Wave JS discovers a lot of device metadata by interviewing the device. However, some of the information has to be loaded from a configuration file. Some of this information is only evaluated once, during the device interview.\n\nWhen a device config file is updated, this information may be stale and and the device must be re-interviewed to pick up the changes.\n\n This is not a required operation and device functionality will be impacted during the re-interview process, but you may see improvements for your device once it is complete.\n\nIf you'd like to proceed, click on SUBMIT below. The re-interview will take place in the background."
           }
+        },
+        "abort": {
+          "cannot_connect": "Cannot connect to {device_name}. Please try again later after confirming that your Z-Wave network is up and connected to Home Assistant."
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/tests/components/zwave_js/test_repairs.py b/tests/components/zwave_js/test_repairs.py
index 07371a299efa41..d18bcfa09aa534 100644
--- a/tests/components/zwave_js/test_repairs.py
+++ b/tests/components/zwave_js/test_repairs.py
@@ -22,16 +22,10 @@
 from tests.typing import ClientSessionGenerator, WebSocketGenerator
 
 
-async def test_device_config_file_changed(
-    hass: HomeAssistant,
-    hass_client: ClientSessionGenerator,
-    hass_ws_client: WebSocketGenerator,
-    client,
-    multisensor_6_state,
-    integration,
-) -> None:
-    """Test the device_config_file_changed issue."""
-    dev_reg = dr.async_get(hass)
+async def _trigger_repair_issue(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, client, multisensor_6_state
+) -> Node:
+    """Trigger repair issue."""
     # Create a node
     node_state = deepcopy(multisensor_6_state)
     node = Node(client, node_state)
@@ -53,6 +47,23 @@ async def test_device_config_file_changed(
 
     client.async_send_command_no_wait.reset_mock()
 
+    return node
+
+
+async def test_device_config_file_changed(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    hass_client: ClientSessionGenerator,
+    hass_ws_client: WebSocketGenerator,
+    client,
+    multisensor_6_state,
+    integration,
+) -> None:
+    """Test the device_config_file_changed issue."""
+    dev_reg = dr.async_get(hass)
+    node = await _trigger_repair_issue(hass, client, multisensor_6_state)
+
+    client.async_send_command_no_wait.reset_mock()
+
     device = dev_reg.async_get_device(identifiers={get_device_id(client.driver, node)})
     assert device
     issue_id = f"device_config_file_changed.{device.id}"
@@ -157,3 +168,46 @@ async def test_invalid_issue(
     msg = await ws_client.receive_json()
     assert msg["success"]
     assert len(msg["result"]["issues"]) == 0
+
+
+async def test_abort_confirm(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    hass_client: ClientSessionGenerator,
+    hass_ws_client: WebSocketGenerator,
+    client,
+    multisensor_6_state,
+    integration,
+) -> None:
+    """Test aborting device_config_file_changed issue in confirm step."""
+    dev_reg = dr.async_get(hass)
+    node = await _trigger_repair_issue(hass, client, multisensor_6_state)
+
+    device = dev_reg.async_get_device(identifiers={get_device_id(client.driver, node)})
+    assert device
+    issue_id = f"device_config_file_changed.{device.id}"
+
+    await async_process_repairs_platforms(hass)
+    await hass_ws_client(hass)
+    http_client = await hass_client()
+
+    url = RepairsFlowIndexView.url
+    resp = await http_client.post(url, json={"handler": DOMAIN, "issue_id": issue_id})
+    assert resp.status == HTTPStatus.OK
+    data = await resp.json()
+
+    flow_id = data["flow_id"]
+    assert data["step_id"] == "confirm"
+
+    # Unload config entry so we can't connect to the node
+    await hass.config_entries.async_unload(integration.entry_id)
+
+    # Apply fix
+    url = RepairsFlowResourceView.url.format(flow_id=flow_id)
+    resp = await http_client.post(url)
+
+    assert resp.status == HTTPStatus.OK
+    data = await resp.json()
+
+    assert data["type"] == "abort"
+    assert data["reason"] == "cannot_connect"
+    assert data["description_placeholders"] == {"device_name": device.name}