diff --git a/homeassistant/components/locative/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/locative/__init__.py
index 025b14205b4..b238f6ee659 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/locative/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/locative/__init__.py
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ import logging
 from typing import Dict
 
 import voluptuous as vol
+from aiohttp import web
 
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.components.device_tracker import \
     DOMAIN as DEVICE_TRACKER_DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.const import HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, ATTR_LATITUDE, \
-    ATTR_LONGITUDE, STATE_NOT_HOME, CONF_WEBHOOK_ID, ATTR_ID
+    ATTR_LONGITUDE, STATE_NOT_HOME, CONF_WEBHOOK_ID, ATTR_ID, HTTP_OK
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_entry_flow
 from homeassistant.helpers.discovery import async_load_platform
 from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_send
@@ -68,7 +69,10 @@ async def handle_webhook(hass, webhook_id, request):
     try:
         data = WEBHOOK_SCHEMA(dict(await request.post()))
     except vol.MultipleInvalid as error:
-        return error.error_message, HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
+        return web.Response(
+            body=error.error_message,
+            status=HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
+        )
 
     device = data[ATTR_DEVICE_ID]
     location_name = data.get(ATTR_ID, data[ATTR_TRIGGER]).lower()
@@ -83,7 +87,10 @@ async def handle_webhook(hass, webhook_id, request):
             gps_location,
             location_name
         )
-        return 'Setting location to {}'.format(location_name)
+        return web.Response(
+            body='Setting location to {}'.format(location_name),
+            status=HTTP_OK
+        )
 
     if direction == 'exit':
         current_state = hass.states.get(
@@ -98,24 +105,36 @@ async def handle_webhook(hass, webhook_id, request):
                 gps_location,
                 location_name
             )
-            return 'Setting location to not home'
+            return web.Response(
+                body='Setting location to not home',
+                status=HTTP_OK
+            )
 
         # Ignore the message if it is telling us to exit a zone that we
         # aren't currently in. This occurs when a zone is entered
         # before the previous zone was exited. The enter message will
         # be sent first, then the exit message will be sent second.
-        return 'Ignoring exit from {} (already in {})'.format(
-            location_name, current_state)
+        return web.Response(
+            body='Ignoring exit from {} (already in {})'.format(
+                location_name, current_state
+            ),
+            status=HTTP_OK
+        )
 
     if direction == 'test':
         # In the app, a test message can be sent. Just return something to
         # the user to let them know that it works.
-        return 'Received test message.'
+        return web.Response(
+            body='Received test message.',
+            status=HTTP_OK
+        )
 
     _LOGGER.error('Received unidentified message from Locative: %s',
                   direction)
-    return ('Received unidentified message: {}'.format(direction),
-            HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
+    return web.Response(
+        body='Received unidentified message: {}'.format(direction),
+        status=HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
+    )
 
 
 async def async_setup_entry(hass, entry):