diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rest/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/rest/sensor.py
index 9372d76cd8a..fe9e165ba45 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rest/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rest/sensor.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class RestSensor(Entity):
                     json_dict = json.loads(value)
                     if self._json_attrs_path is not None:
                         json_dict = jsonpath(json_dict, self._json_attrs_path)
-                    if isinstance(json_dict, list):
+                    elif isinstance(json_dict, list):
                         json_dict = json_dict[0]
                     if isinstance(json_dict, dict):
                         attrs = {