diff --git a/ros_google_cloud_language/node_scripts/analyze_text.py b/ros_google_cloud_language/node_scripts/analyze_text.py
index bd1a452ca..d8366a3dd 100644
--- a/ros_google_cloud_language/node_scripts/analyze_text.py
+++ b/ros_google_cloud_language/node_scripts/analyze_text.py
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 import rospy
 import os
 import sys
-from unidecode import unidecode
+try:
+    from unidecode import unidecode
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 
 from ros_google_cloud_language.msg import AnalyzeTextAction
 from ros_google_cloud_language.msg import AnalyzeTextResult