diff --git a/kernel/build-kernel.py b/kernel/build-kernel.py
index 17e91d1..33157a5 100644
--- a/kernel/build-kernel.py
+++ b/kernel/build-kernel.py
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from shutil import copytree
 from shutil import rmtree
 
-import paramiko
+try:
+    import paramiko
+except Exception as e:
+    print ("Paramiko not present ("+str(e)+")")
+    
 from getpass import getpass
 
 import argparse