diff --git a/src/cmsplugin_blurp/models.py b/src/cmsplugin_blurp/models.py
index 33c78c8..5cf0686 100644
--- a/src/cmsplugin_blurp/models.py
+++ b/src/cmsplugin_blurp/models.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-
-try:
-    from cms.models import CMSPlugin
-except ImportError:
-    CMSPlugin = None
+from django.conf import settings
 
 from . import utils
 
-if CMSPlugin:
+if 'cms' in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
+
+    from cms.models import CMSPlugin
+
     class PluginRenderer(CMSPlugin):
         __renderer = None