diff --git a/homeassistant/components/wemo.py b/homeassistant/components/wemo.py
index 00a7017fa0f..5fe124aaf45 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/wemo.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/wemo.py
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ https://home-assistant.io/components/wemo/
 """
 import logging
 
+import voluptuous as vol
+
 from homeassistant.components.discovery import SERVICE_WEMO
 from homeassistant.helpers import discovery
+from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv
+
 from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP
 
 REQUIREMENTS = ['pywemo==0.4.5']
@@ -29,6 +33,14 @@ KNOWN_DEVICES = []
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+CONF_STATIC = 'static'
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    DOMAIN: vol.Schema({
+        vol.Optional(CONF_STATIC, default=[]): vol.Schema([cv.string])
+    }),
+}, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)
+
 
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument, too-many-function-args
 def setup(hass, config):
@@ -69,7 +81,7 @@ def setup(hass, config):
 
     # Add static devices from the config file.
     devices.extend((address, None)
-                   for address in config.get(DOMAIN, {}).get('static', []))
+                   for address in config.get(DOMAIN, {}).get(CONF_STATIC))
 
     for address, device in devices:
         port = pywemo.ouimeaux_device.probe_wemo(address)