diff --git a/GPy/plotting/__init__.py b/GPy/plotting/__init__.py
index 7172543d..d89369ad 100644
--- a/GPy/plotting/__init__.py
+++ b/GPy/plotting/__init__.py
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 # Licensed under the BSD 3-clause license (see LICENSE.txt)
 
 try:
+    import matplotlib
     from . import matplot_dep
 except (ImportError, NameError):
     # Matplotlib not available
     import warnings
     warnings.warn(ImportWarning("Matplotlib not available, install newest version of Matplotlib for plotting"))
     #sys.modules['matplotlib'] =
-    #sys.modules[__name__+'.matplot_dep'] = ImportWarning("Matplotlib not available, install newest version of Matplotlib for plotting")
\ No newline at end of file
+    #sys.modules[__name__+'.matplot_dep'] = ImportWarning("Matplotlib not available, install newest version of Matplotlib for plotting")