diff --git a/scripts/utils.py b/scripts/utils.py
index 8a201be0..269b3824 100644
--- a/scripts/utils.py
+++ b/scripts/utils.py
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 Shared functions between various scripts
 """
 import re
-import sys
 
 try:
     import tomllib
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
     # pre-Python 3.11 compatibility
-    import toml as tomllib
+    try:
+        import toml as tomllib
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        print("WARNING: Could not find tomllib or toml, Poetry support unavailable.")
+
 from pathlib import Path
 
 RE_NAME = re.compile(r'name="(.*?)"')