diff --git a/anki b/anki
index 93b7190ea..f07583003 100755
--- a/anki
+++ b/anki
@@ -11,12 +11,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         modDir=runningDir
     sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(modDir, "libanki"))
     sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.join(modDir, ".."), "libanki"))
-    import aqt
-    try:
-        import aqt.forms
-    except ImportError, e:
-        if "aqt.forms" in str(e):
-            print "If you're running from git, did you run build_ui.sh?"
-            print
-        raise
+    import anki, aqt
     aqt.run()
diff --git a/aqt/__init__.py b/aqt/__init__.py
index 7e37bee5a..3838b8380 100644
--- a/aqt/__init__.py
+++ b/aqt/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ mw = None # set on init
 
 moduleDir = os.path.split(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))[0]
 
+try:
+    import aqt.forms
+except ImportError, e:
+    if "aqt.forms" in str(e):
+        print "If you're running from git, did you run build_ui.sh?"
+        print
+    raise
+
 # Dialog manager - manages modeless windows
 ##########################################################################