diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alexa.py b/homeassistant/components/alexa.py
index bb9e1816a68..d6178b4744c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alexa.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alexa.py
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import enum
 import logging
 
 from homeassistant.const import HTTP_OK, HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
-from homeassistant.helpers.service import call_from_config
-from homeassistant.helpers import template
+from homeassistant.helpers import template, script
 
 DOMAIN = 'alexa'
 DEPENDENCIES = ['http']
@@ -91,7 +90,8 @@ def _handle_alexa(handler, path_match, data):
                           card['content'])
 
     if action is not None:
-        call_from_config(handler.server.hass, action, True, response.variables)
+        script.call_from_config(handler.server.hass, action,
+                                response.variables)
 
     handler.write_json(response.as_dict())
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/script.py b/homeassistant/helpers/script.py
index 0025ddd61df..6c938fd4032 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/script.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/script.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ CONF_EVENT_DATA = "event_data"
 CONF_DELAY = "delay"
 
 
-def call_from_config(hass, config):
+def call_from_config(hass, config, variables=None):
     """Call a script based on a config entry."""
-    Script(hass, config).run()
+    Script(hass, config).run(variables)
 
 
 class Script():