diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ifttt/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/ifttt/__init__.py
index 3011f5a2a0a..72c905497c0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ifttt/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ifttt/__init__.py
@@ -93,10 +93,19 @@ async def handle_webhook(hass, webhook_id, request):
     try:
         data = json.loads(body) if body else {}
     except ValueError:
-        return None
+        _LOGGER.error(
+            "Received invalid data from IFTTT. Data needs to be formatted as JSON: %s",
+            body,
+        )
+        return
 
-    if isinstance(data, dict):
-        data["webhook_id"] = webhook_id
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        _LOGGER.error(
+            "Received invalid data from IFTTT. Data needs to be a dictionary: %s", data
+        )
+        return
+
+    data["webhook_id"] = webhook_id
     hass.bus.async_fire(EVENT_RECEIVED, data)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/components/ifttt/test_init.py b/tests/components/ifttt/test_init.py
index 74d12ba44f4..ab5aa7ea1ad 100644
--- a/tests/components/ifttt/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/ifttt/test_init.py
@@ -33,3 +33,11 @@ async def test_config_flow_registers_webhook(hass, aiohttp_client):
     assert len(ifttt_events) == 1
     assert ifttt_events[0].data["webhook_id"] == webhook_id
     assert ifttt_events[0].data["hello"] == "ifttt"
+
+    # Invalid JSON
+    await client.post("/api/webhook/{}".format(webhook_id), data="not a dict")
+    assert len(ifttt_events) == 1
+
+    # Not a dict
+    await client.post("/api/webhook/{}".format(webhook_id), json="not a dict")
+    assert len(ifttt_events) == 1