diff --git a/recv.py b/recv.py
index 3a868e6..c00dd2c 100644
--- a/recv.py
+++ b/recv.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=0, format='%(message)s')
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 import sigproc
-import ecc
 from common import *
 
 COHERENCE_THRESHOLD = 0.9
@@ -164,6 +163,7 @@ def main(t, x):
     if data_bits is None:
         log.info('Cannot demodulate symbols!')
     else:
+        import ecc
         data = iterate(data_bits, bufsize=8, advance=8, func=to_bytes)
         data = ''.join(c for _, c in data)
         data = ecc.decode(data)
diff --git a/send.py b/send.py
index 6826d4b..1ea7c46 100644
--- a/send.py
+++ b/send.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import itertools
 logging.basicConfig(level=0, format='%(message)s')
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-import ecc
 import sigproc
 from common import *
 
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ def modulate(sig, bits):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
+    import ecc
     bps = baud * sigproc.modulator.bits_per_symbol * len(sym.carrier)
     log.info('Running MODEM @ {:.1f} kbps'.format(bps / 1e3))