diff --git a/app/formmain.pas b/app/formmain.pas
index 2be37c94b10..d0af60bc54f 100644
--- a/app/formmain.pas
+++ b/app/formmain.pas
@@ -2302,9 +2302,10 @@ procedure TfmMain.InitPyEngine;
   PythonEngine.DllName:= ExtractFileName(UiOps.PyLibrary);
   PythonEngine.LoadDll;
 
-  try
-    GetPythonEngine.ExecString('import sys');
-  except
+  if PythonOK then
+    GetPythonEngine.ExecString('import sys')
+  else
+  begin
     FConsoleMustShow:= true;
     fmConsole.DoLogConsoleLine(msgCannotInitPython1);
     fmConsole.DoLogConsoleLine(msgCannotInitPython2);