diff --git a/overviewer.py b/overviewer.py
index 2c626c2..cb1b0a9 100755
--- a/overviewer.py
+++ b/overviewer.py
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ import util
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO,format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s")
 
-#import this before to ensure it doesn't have an errors or c_overviewer will eat them
-import chunk
 # make sure the c_overviewer extension is available
 try:
     import c_overviewer
diff --git a/src/iterate.c b/src/iterate.c
index 1dcce1a..f535f39 100644
--- a/src/iterate.c
+++ b/src/iterate.c
@@ -32,11 +32,16 @@ int init_chunk_render(void) {
     if (blockmap) return 1;
 
     textures = PyImport_ImportModule("textures");
-    chunk_mod = PyImport_ImportModule("chunk");
-
     /* ensure none of these pointers are NULL */    
-    if ((!textures) || (!chunk_mod)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "\ninit_chunk_render failed\n");
+    if ((!textures)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "\ninit_chunk_render failed to load; textures\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    chunk_mod = PyImport_ImportModule("chunk");
+    /* ensure none of these pointers are NULL */    
+    if ((!chunk_mod)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "\ninit_chunk_render failed to load; chunk\n");
         return 1;
     }