diff --git a/ties/ligandmap.py b/ties/ligandmap.py
index 4a7ec05..e7ba590 100644
--- a/ties/ligandmap.py
+++ b/ties/ligandmap.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy
 import networkx
-import dimod
 import tabulate
 
+try:
+    import dimod
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    print("Could not import dimod. Please install it to make ligandmap work.")
+
 dwave = True
 try:
     import dwave_networkx.algorithms