diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py b/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
index 897440a454..ea12b0657d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome import automation
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_TIMEOUT, CONF_ESPHOME, CONF_METHOD, \
-    CONF_ARDUINO_VERSION, ARDUINO_VERSION_ESP8266_2_5_0
+    CONF_ARDUINO_VERSION, ARDUINO_VERSION_ESP8266_2_5_1
 from esphome.core import CORE, Lambda
 from esphome.core_config import PLATFORMIO_ESP8266_LUT
 
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ def validate_framework(config):
         return config
 
     framework = PLATFORMIO_ESP8266_LUT[version] if version in PLATFORMIO_ESP8266_LUT else version
-    if framework < ARDUINO_VERSION_ESP8266_2_5_0:
-        raise cv.Invalid('This component is not supported on arduino framework version below 2.5.0')
+    if framework < ARDUINO_VERSION_ESP8266_2_5_1:
+        raise cv.Invalid('This component is not supported on arduino framework version below 2.5.1')
     return config