diff --git a/mopidy/utils/__init__.py b/mopidy/utils/__init__.py
index acbb4664..9d7532a0 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/__init__.py
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ def import_module(name):
     return sys.modules[name]
 
 def get_class(name):
+    logger.debug('Loading: %s', name)
+    if '.' not in name:
+        raise ImportError("Couldn't load: %s" % name)
     module_name = name[:name.rindex('.')]
     class_name = name[name.rindex('.') + 1:]
-    logger.debug('Loading: %s', name)
     try:
         module = import_module(module_name)
         class_object = getattr(module, class_name)
diff --git a/tests/utils/init_test.py b/tests/utils/init_test.py
index fb38e2ea..70dd7e36 100644
--- a/tests/utils/init_test.py
+++ b/tests/utils/init_test.py
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ from mopidy.utils import get_class
 
 class GetClassTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_loading_module_that_does_not_exist(self):
-        test = lambda: get_class('foo.bar.Baz')
-        self.assertRaises(ImportError, test)
+        self.assertRaises(ImportError, get_class, 'foo.bar.Baz')
 
     def test_loading_class_that_does_not_exist(self):
-        test = lambda: get_class('unittest.FooBarBaz')
-        self.assertRaises(ImportError, test)
+        self.assertRaises(ImportError, get_class, 'unittest.FooBarBaz')
+
+    def test_loading_incorrect_class_path(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ImportError, get_class, 'foobarbaz')
 
     def test_import_error_message_contains_complete_class_path(self):
         try: