diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/yr.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/yr.py
index 3436288b627..ab1e2da5852 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/yr.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/yr.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class YrData(object):
                 try_again('{} returned {}'.format(self._url, resp.status))
                 return
             text = yield from resp.text()
-            self.hass.async_add_job(resp.release())
+            self.hass.async_add_job(resp.release)
         except (asyncio.TimeoutError, aiohttp.errors.ClientError,
                 aiohttp.errors.ClientDisconnectedError) as err:
             try_again(err)