diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69ada3f..bbd2fc7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ and _serverless.service.provider.deployedAliasTemplates[]_.
 
 ## Version history
 
+* 0.3.1-alpha1 Support Serverless 1.6 again with upgrade to 1.7+
 * 0.3.0-alpha1 Support lambda event subscriptions
 * 0.2.1-alpha1 Alias remove command removes unused resources
 * 0.2.0-alpha1 Support custom resources
diff --git a/lib/aliasRestructureStack.js b/lib/aliasRestructureStack.js
index cd34944..6a8540b 100644
--- a/lib/aliasRestructureStack.js
+++ b/lib/aliasRestructureStack.js
@@ -367,8 +367,17 @@ module.exports = {
 	aliasHandleLambdaRole(currentTemplate, aliasStackTemplates) {
 
 		const stageStack = this._serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate;
-		const stageRolePolicies = _.get(stageStack, 'Resources.IamRoleLambdaExecution.Properties.Policies', []);
-		const currentRolePolicies = _.get(currentTemplate, 'Resources.IamRoleLambdaExecution.Properties.Policies', []);
+		let stageRolePolicies = _.get(stageStack, 'Resources.IamRoleLambdaExecution.Properties.Policies', []);
+		let currentRolePolicies = _.get(currentTemplate, 'Resources.IamRoleLambdaExecution.Properties.Policies', []);
+
+		// Older serverless versions (<1.7.0) do not use a inline policy.
+		if (_.isEmpty(currentRolePolicies.length) && _.has(currentTemplate, 'Resources.IamPolicyLambdaExecution')) {
+			this._serverless.cli.log('WARNING: Project created with SLS < 1.7.0. Using resources from policy.');
+			currentRolePolicies = [ _.get(currentTemplate, 'Resources.IamPolicyLambdaExecution.Properties') ];
+		}
+		if (_.isEmpty(stageRolePolicies.length) && _.has(stageStack, 'Resources.IamPolicyLambdaExecution')) {
+			stageRolePolicies = [ _.get(stageStack, 'Resources.IamPolicyLambdaExecution.Properties') ];
+		}
 
 		// For now we only merge the first policy document and exit if SLS changes this behavior.
 		if (stageRolePolicies.length !== 1 || currentRolePolicies.length !== 1) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56113b1..c962aa8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "serverless-aws-alias",
-  "version": "0.3.0-alpha1",
+  "version": "0.3.1-alpha1",
   "description": "Serverless plugin to support AWS function aliases",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {