diff --git a/homeassistant/components/portainer/binary_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/portainer/binary_sensor.py
index ec356923e03c..13f05c89ddbf 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/portainer/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/portainer/binary_sensor.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddConfigEntryEntitiesCallback
 
 from . import PortainerConfigEntry
+from .const import CONTAINER_STATE_RUNNING
 from .coordinator import PortainerContainerData, PortainerCoordinator
 from .entity import (
     PortainerContainerEntity,
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ CONTAINER_SENSORS: tuple[PortainerContainerBinarySensorEntityDescription, ...] =
     PortainerContainerBinarySensorEntityDescription(
         key="status",
         translation_key="status",
-        state_fn=lambda data: data.container.state == "running",
+        state_fn=lambda data: data.container.state == CONTAINER_STATE_RUNNING,
         device_class=BinarySensorDeviceClass.RUNNING,
         entity_category=EntityCategory.DIAGNOSTIC,
     ),
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/portainer/const.py b/homeassistant/components/portainer/const.py
index c54bffcac5a3..f386f9d888b1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/portainer/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/portainer/const.py
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ DOMAIN = "portainer"
 DEFAULT_NAME = "Portainer"
 
 ENDPOINT_STATUS_DOWN = 2
+
+CONTAINER_STATE_RUNNING = "running"
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/portainer/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/portainer/coordinator.py
index e87d70c1f04e..9aff45f8afbb 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/portainer/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/portainer/coordinator.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryAuthFailed, ConfigEntryNotReady
 from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import DataUpdateCoordinator, UpdateFailed
 
-from .const import DOMAIN, ENDPOINT_STATUS_DOWN
+from .const import CONTAINER_STATE_RUNNING, DOMAIN, ENDPOINT_STATUS_DOWN
 
 type PortainerConfigEntry = ConfigEntry[PortainerCoordinator]
 
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ class PortainerCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[dict[int, PortainerCoordinatorD
                         ),
                     )
                     for container in containers
+                    if container.state == CONTAINER_STATE_RUNNING
                 ]
 
                 container_stats_gather = await asyncio.gather(
-                    *[task for _, task in container_stats_task],
+                    *[task for _, task in container_stats_task]
                 )
                 for (container, _), container_stats in zip(
                     container_stats_task, container_stats_gather, strict=False