diff --git a/homeassistant/components/switch/broadlink.py b/homeassistant/components/switch/broadlink.py
index 3e620a6a25b..50c334b1f09 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/switch/broadlink.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/switch/broadlink.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_COMMAND_OFF, CONF_COMMAND_ON, CONF_FRIENDLY_NAME, CONF_HOST, CONF_MAC,
     CONF_SWITCHES, CONF_TIMEOUT, CONF_TYPE)
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
-from homeassistant.util import Throttle
+from homeassistant.util import Throttle, slugify
 from homeassistant.util.dt import utcnow
 
 REQUIREMENTS = ['broadlink==0.8.0']
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class BroadlinkRMSwitch(SwitchDevice):
 
     def __init__(self, name, friendly_name, device, command_on, command_off):
         """Initialize the switch."""
-        self.entity_id = ENTITY_ID_FORMAT.format(name)
+        self.entity_id = ENTITY_ID_FORMAT.format(slugify(name))
         self._name = friendly_name
         self._state = False
         self._command_on = b64decode(command_on) if command_on else None
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class BroadlinkSP1Switch(BroadlinkRMSwitch):
 
     def __init__(self, friendly_name, device):
         """Initialize the switch."""
-        super().__init__(friendly_name, device, None, None)
+        super().__init__(friendly_name, friendly_name, device, None, None)
         self._command_on = 1
         self._command_off = 0
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class BroadlinkMP1Slot(BroadlinkRMSwitch):
 
     def __init__(self, friendly_name, device, slot, parent_device):
         """Initialize the slot of switch."""
-        super().__init__(friendly_name, device, None, None)
+        super().__init__(friendly_name, friendly_name, device, None, None)
         self._command_on = 1
         self._command_off = 0
         self._slot = slot