diff --git a/syncplay/__init__.py b/syncplay/__init__.py
index 7a8ecec..b02e414 100755
--- a/syncplay/__init__.py
+++ b/syncplay/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ def doWindowsRedistCheck():
         ctypes.windll.user32.MessageBoxW(0, '''Syncplay relies on the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable which is not installed.
              It can be downloaded at https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe
              For more details see http://syncplay.pl/''', "Syncplay", 1)
+    import sys
     sys.exit()
 
 if isWindows():