diff --git a/welco/views.py b/welco/views.py
index fd6ab38..b8d7ae5 100644
--- a/welco/views.py
+++ b/welco/views.py
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView
 
-try:
+if 'mellon' in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
     from mellon.utils import get_idps
-except ImportError:
+else:
     get_idps = lambda: []
 
 from .sources.mail.views import Home as MailHome