diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f031316..efb37ec 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.117) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
-  * dgetlp, suspicious-source: Show error messages instead of having the import
-    errors for recommended packages (Closes: #613101, LP: #693813).
+  * dgetlp, import-bug-from-debian, suspicious-source:
+    Show error messages instead of having the import errors for
+    recommended packages (Closes: #613101, LP: #693813).
 
- -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>  Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:07:16 +0100
+ -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>  Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:12:22 +0100
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.116) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/import-bug-from-debian b/import-bug-from-debian
index 5f3913f..13a157f 100755
--- a/import-bug-from-debian
+++ b/import-bug-from-debian
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ import re
 import sys
 import subprocess
 
-import SOAPpy
+try:
+    import SOAPpy
+except ImportError:
+    print >> sys.stderr, ("Please install 'python-soappy' in order to use "
+                          "this utility.")
+    sys.exit(1)
 
 from ubuntutools.config import UDTConfig
 from ubuntutools.lp.libsupport import get_launchpad