diff --git a/homeassistant/components/switch/arest.py b/homeassistant/components/switch/arest.py
index ec04e3c210f..4feb8a5d691 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/switch/arest.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/switch/arest.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ For more details about this platform, please refer to the documentation at
 https://home-assistant.io/components/switch.arest.html
 """
 import logging
-from requests import get, exceptions
+import requests
 
 from homeassistant.components.switch import SwitchDevice
 from homeassistant.const import DEVICE_DEFAULT_NAME
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
     resource = config.get('resource', None)
 
     try:
-        response = get(resource, timeout=10)
-    except exceptions.MissingSchema:
+        response = requests.get(resource, timeout=10)
+    except requests.exceptions.MissingSchema:
         _LOGGER.error("Missing resource or schema in configuration. "
                       "Add http:// to your URL.")
         return False
-    except exceptions.ConnectionError:
+    except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
         _LOGGER.error("No route to device. "
                       "Please check the IP address in the configuration file.")
         return False
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class ArestSwitch(SwitchDevice):
         self._pin = pin
         self._state = None
 
-        request = get('{}/mode/{}/o'.format(self._resource, self._pin),
-                      timeout=10)
+        request = requests.get('{}/mode/{}/o'.format(self._resource,
+                                                     self._pin), timeout=10)
         if request.status_code is not 200:
             _LOGGER.error("Can't set mode. Is device offline?")
 
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ class ArestSwitch(SwitchDevice):
 
     def turn_on(self, **kwargs):
         """ Turn the device on. """
-        request = get('{}/digital/{}/1'.format(self._resource, self._pin),
-                      timeout=10)
+        request = requests.get('{}/digital/{}/1'.format(self._resource,
+                                                        self._pin), timeout=10)
         if request.status_code == 200:
             self._state = True
         else:
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ class ArestSwitch(SwitchDevice):
 
     def turn_off(self, **kwargs):
         """ Turn the device off. """
-        request = get('{}/digital/{}/0'.format(self._resource, self._pin),
-                      timeout=10)
+        request = requests.get('{}/digital/{}/0'.format(self._resource,
+                                                        self._pin), timeout=10)
         if request.status_code == 200:
             self._state = False
         else:
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ class ArestSwitch(SwitchDevice):
 
     def update(self):
         """ Gets the latest data from aREST API and updates the state. """
-        request = get('{}/digital/{}'.format(self._resource, self._pin),
-                      timeout=10)
+        request = requests.get('{}/digital/{}'.format(self._resource,
+                                                      self._pin), timeout=10)
         self._state = request.json()['return_value'] != 0