diff --git a/account_financial_report_webkit_xls/__init__.py b/account_financial_report_webkit_xls/__init__.py
index d96f4819..db43eacb 100644
--- a/account_financial_report_webkit_xls/__init__.py
+++ b/account_financial_report_webkit_xls/__init__.py
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 from . import wizard
-from . import report
+try:
+    from . import report
+except ImportError:
+    import logging
+    logging.getLogger('openerp.module').warning('report_xls not available in addons path. account_financial_report_webkit_xls will not be usable')
+
diff --git a/account_move_line_report_xls/__init__.py b/account_move_line_report_xls/__init__.py
index 728de535..75e3e519 100644
--- a/account_move_line_report_xls/__init__.py
+++ b/account_move_line_report_xls/__init__.py
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 from . import account_move_line
-from . import report
+try:
+    from . import report
+except ImportError:
+    import logging
+    logging.getLogger('openerp.module').warning('report_xls not available in addons path. account_financial_report_webkit_xls will not be usable')
+