diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathGuiInit.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathGuiInit.py
index 5fb67ffb3a..d7afd21f49 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathGuiInit.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathGuiInit.py
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ def Startup():
         PathLog.debug('Initializing PathGui')
         from PathScripts import PathAdaptiveGui
         from PathScripts import PathArray
-        from PathScripts import PathCamoticsGui
+        try:
+            import camotics
+        except ImportError:
+            import FreeCAD
+            FreeCAD.Console.PrintError("Camotics is not available.\n")
+        else:
+            from PathScripts import PathCamoticsGui
         from PathScripts import PathComment
         from PathScripts import PathCustomGui
         from PathScripts import PathDeburrGui