diff --git a/comictagger.py b/comictagger.py
index bd34993..7e31f79 100755
--- a/comictagger.py
+++ b/comictagger.py
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ import time
 from pprint import pprint
 import json
 
-qt_available = True
 try:
+	qt_available = True
 	from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
+	from taggerwindow import TaggerWindow
 except ImportError:
 	qt_available = False
 
 
 from settings import ComicTaggerSettings
-from taggerwindow import TaggerWindow
 from options import Options, MetaDataStyle
 from comicarchive import ComicArchive
 from issueidentifier import IssueIdentifier
diff --git a/comicvinetalker.py b/comicvinetalker.py
index 8d61a4b..e98ff7e 100644
--- a/comicvinetalker.py
+++ b/comicvinetalker.py
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ try:
 	from PyQt4.QtNetwork import QNetworkAccessManager, QNetworkRequest
 	from PyQt4.QtCore import QUrl, pyqtSignal, QObject, QByteArray
 except ImportError:
-	pass
+	# No Qt, so define a few dummy QObjects to help us compile
+	class QObject():
+		pass
+	class pyqtSignal():
+		def __init__(self,*args):
+			pass
+		def emit(a,b,c):
+			pass
 
 import utils
 from settings import ComicTaggerSettings
diff --git a/imagefetcher.py b/imagefetcher.py
index 797cfc0..b415bc2 100644
--- a/imagefetcher.py
+++ b/imagefetcher.py
@@ -30,7 +30,16 @@ try:
 	from PyQt4.QtCore import QUrl, pyqtSignal, QObject, QByteArray
 	from PyQt4 import  QtGui
 except ImportError:
-	pass
+	# No Qt, so define a few dummy QObjects to help us compile
+	class QObject():
+		pass
+	class QByteArray():
+		pass
+	class pyqtSignal():
+		def __init__(self,*args):
+			pass
+		def emit(a,b,c):
+			pass
 
 from settings import ComicTaggerSettings