diff --git a/plugins/mctools.py b/plugins/mctools.py
index 43327a9..f80d2af 100755
--- a/plugins/mctools.py
+++ b/plugins/mctools.py
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ from util import hook, http
 import socket
 import json
 import struct
-import DNS ## Please remember to install the dependancy 'pydns'
 
-def mccolorconvert(motd):
+try:
+    import DNS ## Please remember to install the dependancy 'pydns'
+    pydns_installed = True
+except ImportError:
+    pydns_installed = False
+
+
+def format_motd(motd):
     empty = ""
     colors = [u"\x0300,\xa7f", u"\x0301,\xa70", u"\x0302,\xa71", u"\x0303,\xa72", u"\x0304,\xa7c", u"\x0305,\xa74", u"\x0306,\xa75", u"\x0307,\xa76", u"\x0308,\xa7e", u"\x0309,\xa7a", u"\x0310,\xa73", u"\x0311,\xa7b", u"\x0312,\xa71", u"\x0313,\xa7d", u"\x0314,\xa78", u"\x0315,\xa77", u"\x02,\xa7l", u"\x0310,\xa79", u"\x09,\xa7o", u"\x13,\xa7m", u"\x0f,\xa7r", u"\x15,\xa7n"];
     for s in colors:
@@ -13,6 +19,7 @@ def mccolorconvert(motd):
     motd = motd.replace(u"\xa7k", empty)
     return motd
 
+
 def mcping_connect(host, port):
     sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
     try:
@@ -43,10 +50,11 @@ def mcping_connect(host, port):
         return "Error pinging " + host + ":" + str(port) +\
         ", is it up? Double-check your address!"
 
+
 def srvData(domain):
     DNS.ParseResolvConf()
-    srv_req = DNS.Request(qtype = 'srv')
-    srv_result = srv_req.req('_minecraft._tcp.%s' % domain)
+    srv_req = DNS.Request(qtype='srv')
+    srv_result = srv_req.req('_minecraft._tcp.{}'.format(domain))
 
     for getsrv in srv_result.answers:
         if getsrv['typename'] == 'SRV':
@@ -122,21 +130,23 @@ def mcping(inp):
             port = int(port)
         except:
             return "error: invalid port!"
-        return mccolorconvert(mcping_connect(host, port))
+        return format_motd(mcping_connect(host, port))
 
     else:
         host = inp
         port = 25565
-        rdata = mccolorconvert(mcping_connect(host, port))
+        rdata = format_motd(mcping_connect(host, port))
 
         if 'is it up' in rdata:
-            getdata = srvData(inp)
-            try:
-                host = str(getdata[1])
-                port = int(getdata[0])
-                return mccolorconvert(mcping_connect(host, port))
-            except: 
+            if pydns_installed:
+                getdata = srvData(inp)
+                try:
+                    host = str(getdata[1])
+                    port = int(getdata[0])
+                    return format_motd(mcping_connect(host, port))
+                except: 
+                    return "Error pinging %s, is it up? Double-check your address!" % inp
+            else:
                 return "Error pinging %s, is it up? Double-check your address!" % inp
-
         else:
             return rdata