diff --git a/esphome/components/web_server_base/__init__.py b/esphome/components/web_server_base/__init__.py
index 54102b931f..923a594eb8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/web_server_base/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/web_server_base/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID
 from esphome.core import coroutine_with_priority, CORE
 
-DEPENDENCIES = ['network', 'async_tcp']
+DEPENDENCIES = ['network']
+AUTO_LOAD = ['async_tcp']
 
 web_server_base_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace('web_server_base')
 WebServerBase = web_server_base_ns.class_('WebServerBase', cg.Component)