diff --git a/homeassistant/components/notify/ios.py b/homeassistant/components/notify/ios.py
index e788beda0c4..6486eed1512 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/notify/ios.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/notify/ios.py
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ class iOSNotificationService(BaseNotificationService):
             data[ATTR_DATA] = kwargs.get(ATTR_DATA)
 
         for target in targets:
+            if target not in ios.enabled_push_ids():
+                _LOGGER.error("The target (%s) does not exist in ios.conf.",
+                              targets)
+                return
+
             data[ATTR_TARGET] = target
 
             req = requests.post(PUSH_URL, json=data, timeout=10)