diff --git a/esphome/components/bme68x_bsec2/bme68x_bsec2.cpp b/esphome/components/bme68x_bsec2/bme68x_bsec2.cpp
index ed2ec80896..cf516f6ca6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bme68x_bsec2/bme68x_bsec2.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/bme68x_bsec2/bme68x_bsec2.cpp
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ void BME68xBSEC2Component::run_() {
   }
 
   if (this->bsec_settings_.trigger_measurement && this->bsec_settings_.op_mode != BME68X_SLEEP_MODE) {
-    uint32_t meas_dur = 0;
-    meas_dur = bme68x_get_meas_dur(this->op_mode_, &bme68x_conf, &this->bme68x_);
+    bme68x_get_conf(&bme68x_conf, &this->bme68x_);
+    uint32_t meas_dur = bme68x_get_meas_dur(this->op_mode_, &bme68x_conf, &this->bme68x_);
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Queueing read in %uus", meas_dur);
     this->trigger_time_ns_ = curr_time_ns;
     this->set_timeout("read", meas_dur / 1000, [this]() { this->read_(this->trigger_time_ns_); });