diff --git a/plinth.py b/plinth.py
index b3ada9d71..3dfbe0c31 100755
--- a/plinth.py
+++ b/plinth.py
@@ -114,9 +114,10 @@ def setup():
       pass
 
    try:
-      from exmachina import ExMachinaClient
+      from exmachina.exmachina import ExMachinaClient
    except ImportError:
       cfg.exmachina = None
+      print "unable to import exmachina client library, but continuing anyways..."
    else:
       try:
          cfg.exmachina = ExMachinaClient(