diff --git a/homeassistant/setup.py b/homeassistant/setup.py
index 07de3b2942d..314938feeed 100644
--- a/homeassistant/setup.py
+++ b/homeassistant/setup.py
@@ -132,6 +132,17 @@ async def _async_setup_component(
         log_error(str(err))
         return False
 
+    # Some integrations fail on import because they call functions incorrectly.
+    # So we do it before validating config to catch these errors.
+    try:
+        component = integration.get_component()
+    except ImportError:
+        log_error("Unable to import component", False)
+        return False
+    except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        _LOGGER.exception("Setup failed for %s: unknown error", domain)
+        return False
+
     processed_config = await conf_util.async_process_component_config(
         hass, config, integration
     )
@@ -143,12 +154,6 @@ async def _async_setup_component(
     start = timer()
     _LOGGER.info("Setting up %s", domain)
 
-    try:
-        component = integration.get_component()
-    except ImportError:
-        log_error("Unable to import component", False)
-        return False
-
     if hasattr(component, "PLATFORM_SCHEMA"):
         # Entity components have their own warning
         warn_task = None
diff --git a/tests/test_setup.py b/tests/test_setup.py
index 9612c1784ef..8fd25091eb6 100644
--- a/tests/test_setup.py
+++ b/tests/test_setup.py
@@ -527,3 +527,11 @@ async def test_when_setup_already_loaded(hass):
     setup.async_when_setup(hass, "test", mock_callback)
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
     assert calls == ["test", "test"]
+
+
+async def test_setup_import_blows_up(hass):
+    """Test that we handle it correctly when importing integration blows up."""
+    with mock.patch(
+        "homeassistant.loader.Integration.get_component", side_effect=ValueError
+    ):
+        assert not await setup.async_setup_component(hass, "sun", {})