diff --git a/cadquery/freecad_impl/__init__.py b/cadquery/freecad_impl/__init__.py
index 46d6c64..338bcea 100644
--- a/cadquery/freecad_impl/__init__.py
+++ b/cadquery/freecad_impl/__init__.py
@@ -96,10 +96,17 @@ def _fc_path():
                 return _PATH
 
 
+
+#Make sure that the correct FreeCAD path shows up in Python's system path
+no_library_path = ImportError('cadquery was unable to determine freecads library path')
 try:
     import FreeCAD
 except ImportError:
-    #Make sure that the correct FreeCAD path shows up in Python's system path
     path = _fc_path()
-    if path: sys.path.insert(0, _fc_path())
-    else: raise ImportError('cadquery was unable to determine freecads library path')
+    if path:
+        sys.path.insert(0, _fc_path())
+        try:
+            import FreeCAD
+        except ImportError:
+            raise no_library_path
+    else: raise no_library_path