diff --git a/ansible_collections/arista/cvp/plugins/module_utils/tools_cv.py b/ansible_collections/arista/cvp/plugins/module_utils/tools_cv.py
index fe047b94d..658d76e94 100644
--- a/ansible_collections/arista/cvp/plugins/module_utils/tools_cv.py
+++ b/ansible_collections/arista/cvp/plugins/module_utils/tools_cv.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ def cv_connect(module):
     CvpClient
         Instanciated CvpClient with connection information.
     """
+    if not HAS_CVPRAC:
+        module.fail_json(msg=str('cvprac required for this module. Please install using pip install cvprac'))
     client = CvpClient()
     LOGGER.info('Connecting to CVP')
     connection = Connection(module._socket_path)