diff --git a/homeassistant/components/http/ban.py b/homeassistant/components/http/ban.py
index d6d7168ce6d..0d748c91c66 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/http/ban.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/http/ban.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ async def process_wrong_login(request):
 
     request.app[KEY_FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS][remote_addr] += 1
 
-    if (request.app[KEY_FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS][remote_addr] >
+    if (request.app[KEY_FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS][remote_addr] >=
             request.app[KEY_LOGIN_THRESHOLD]):
         new_ban = IpBan(remote_addr)
         request.app[KEY_BANNED_IPS].append(new_ban)
diff --git a/tests/components/http/test_ban.py b/tests/components/http/test_ban.py
index 6624937da8d..954337bb413 100644
--- a/tests/components/http/test_ban.py
+++ b/tests/components/http/test_ban.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ async def test_ip_bans_file_creation(hass, aiohttp_client):
         raise HTTPUnauthorized
 
     app.router.add_get('/', unauth_handler)
-    setup_bans(hass, app, 1)
+    setup_bans(hass, app, 2)
     mock_real_ip(app)("200.201.202.204")
 
     with patch('homeassistant.components.http.ban.async_load_ip_bans_config',