diff --git a/homeassistant/components/scene/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/scene/__init__.py
index 802512dbf5d..8a7934bd694 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/scene/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/scene/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ def _platform_validator(config):
             'homeassistant.components.scene.{}'.format(
                 config[CONF_PLATFORM]))
     except ImportError:
-        raise vol.Invalid('Invalid platform specified') from None
+        try:
+            platform = importlib.import_module(
+                'homeassistant.components.{}.scene'.format(
+                    config[CONF_PLATFORM]))
+        except ImportError:
+            raise vol.Invalid('Invalid platform specified') from None
 
     if not hasattr(platform, 'PLATFORM_SCHEMA'):
         return config