diff --git a/s3s.py b/s3s.py
index fab4dd7..d8c479a 100755
--- a/s3s.py
+++ b/s3s.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # License: GPLv3
 
 import argparse, base64, datetime, json, os, shutil, re, requests, sys, time, uuid
-import mmh3, msgpack
+import msgpack
 from packaging import version
 import iksm, utils
 
@@ -1228,6 +1228,13 @@ class SquidProgress:
 def export_seed_json(skipprefetch=False):
 	'''Export a JSON file for use with Lean's seed checker at https://leanny.github.io/splat3seedchecker/.'''
 
+	try:
+		import mmh3
+	except ModuleNotFoundError:
+		print("This function requires a Python module you don't have installed. " \
+			"Please run " + '`\033[91m' + "pip install -r requirements.txt" + '\033[0m`' + " and try again.")
+		sys.exit(1)
+
 	if not skipprefetch:
 		prefetch_checks(printout=True)