diff --git a/todo/__init__.py b/todo/__init__.py
index af2f1f4..a3a05df 100644
--- a/todo/__init__.py
+++ b/todo/__init__.py
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@
 __url__ = "https://github.com/shacker/django-todo"
 __license__ = "BSD License"
 
-from . import check
+try:
+	from . import check
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+	# this can happen during install time, if django is not installed yet!
+	pass