diff --git a/lib/Voice/AudioEncoder.js b/lib/Voice/AudioEncoder.js
index 2cc0b942f..bb4b92aad 100644
--- a/lib/Voice/AudioEncoder.js
+++ b/lib/Voice/AudioEncoder.js
@@ -3,14 +3,22 @@
 function _classCallCheck(instance, Constructor) { if (!(instance instanceof Constructor)) { throw new TypeError("Cannot call a class as a function"); } }
 
 var cpoc = require("child_process");
-var opus = require("node-opus");
+
+var opus;
+try {
+	opus = require("node-opus");
+} catch (e) {
+	// no opus!
+}
 var VoicePacket = require("./VoicePacket.js");
 
 var AudioEncoder = (function () {
 	function AudioEncoder() {
 		_classCallCheck(this, AudioEncoder);
 
-		this.opus = new opus.OpusEncoder(48000, 1);
+		if (opus) {
+			this.opus = new opus.OpusEncoder(48000, 1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	AudioEncoder.prototype.opusBuffer = function opusBuffer(buffer) {
diff --git a/lib/Voice/VoiceConnection.js b/lib/Voice/VoiceConnection.js
index a0daaeb83..08393fc32 100644
--- a/lib/Voice/VoiceConnection.js
+++ b/lib/Voice/VoiceConnection.js
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ function _inherits(subClass, superClass) { if (typeof superClass !== "function"
 var WebSocket = require("ws");
 var dns = require("dns");
 var udp = require("dgram");
-var Opus = require('node-opus');
 var fs = require("fs");
-var ffmpeg = require('fluent-ffmpeg');
 var AudioEncoder = require("./AudioEncoder.js");
 var VoicePacket = require("./VoicePacket.js");
 var StreamIntent = require("./StreamIntent.js");
@@ -29,9 +27,6 @@ var VoiceConnection = (function (_EventEmitter) {
 		_classCallCheck(this, VoiceConnection);
 
 		_EventEmitter.call(this);
-		if (!Opus) {
-			console.log("HEY! WATCH OUT\n\n   discord.js needs node-opus, you don't have it installed.");
-		}
 		this.id = channel.id;
 		this.voiceChannel = channel;
 		this.client = client;
@@ -42,7 +37,6 @@ var VoiceConnection = (function (_EventEmitter) {
 		this.vWS = null; // vWS means voice websocket
 		this.ready = false;
 		this.vWSData = {};
-		this.opus = new Opus.OpusEncoder(48000, 1);
 		this.encoder = new AudioEncoder();
 		this.udp = null;
 		this.playingIntent = null;
@@ -165,7 +159,12 @@ var VoiceConnection = (function (_EventEmitter) {
 		var self = this;
 		self.playing = true;
 		try {
-
+			if (!self.encoder.opus) {
+				self.playing = false;
+				self.emit("error", "No Opus!");
+				self.emit("debug", "Tried to use node-opus, but opus not available - install it!");
+				return;
+			}
 			var buffer = self.encoder.opusBuffer(rawbuffer);
 			var packet = new VoicePacket(buffer, sequence, timestamp, self.vWSData.ssrc);
 			return self.sendPacket(packet, callback);
diff --git a/src/Voice/AudioEncoder.js b/src/Voice/AudioEncoder.js
index 4597fe803..ae7b9f6bf 100644
--- a/src/Voice/AudioEncoder.js
+++ b/src/Voice/AudioEncoder.js
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var cpoc = require("child_process");
-var opus = require("node-opus");
+
+var opus;
+try{
+	opus = require("node-opus");
+}catch(e){
+	// no opus!
+}
 var VoicePacket = require("./VoicePacket.js");
 
 class AudioEncoder{
 	constructor(){
-		this.opus = new opus.OpusEncoder(48000, 1);
+		if(opus){	
+			this.opus = new opus.OpusEncoder(48000, 1);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	opusBuffer(buffer){
diff --git a/src/Voice/VoiceConnection.js b/src/Voice/VoiceConnection.js
index 74ffad002..fb02af894 100644
--- a/src/Voice/VoiceConnection.js
+++ b/src/Voice/VoiceConnection.js
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
 var WebSocket = require("ws");
 var dns = require("dns");
 var udp = require("dgram");
-var Opus = require('node-opus');
 var fs = require("fs");
-var ffmpeg = require('fluent-ffmpeg');
 var AudioEncoder = require("./AudioEncoder.js");
 var VoicePacket = require("./VoicePacket.js");
 var StreamIntent = require("./StreamIntent.js");
@@ -21,9 +19,6 @@ var EventEmitter = require("events");
 class VoiceConnection extends EventEmitter {
 	constructor(channel, client, session, token, server, endpoint) {
 		super();
-		if (!Opus) {
-			console.log("HEY! WATCH OUT\n\n   discord.js needs node-opus, you don't have it installed.");
-		}
 		this.id = channel.id;
 		this.voiceChannel = channel;
 		this.client = client;
@@ -34,7 +29,6 @@ class VoiceConnection extends EventEmitter {
 		this.vWS = null; // vWS means voice websocket
 		this.ready = false;
 		this.vWSData = {};
-		this.opus = new Opus.OpusEncoder(48000, 1);
 		this.encoder = new AudioEncoder();
 		this.udp = null;
 		this.playingIntent = null;
@@ -162,7 +156,12 @@ class VoiceConnection extends EventEmitter {
 		var self = this;
 		self.playing = true;
 		try {
-
+			if(!self.encoder.opus){
+				self.playing=false;
+				self.emit("error", "No Opus!");
+				self.emit("debug", "Tried to use node-opus, but opus not available - install it!");
+				return;
+			}
 			var buffer = self.encoder.opusBuffer(rawbuffer);
 			var packet = new VoicePacket(buffer, sequence, timestamp, self.vWSData.ssrc);
 			return self.sendPacket(packet, callback);