diff --git a/compressor/conf.py b/compressor/conf.py
index 0be04ac..e9763d9 100644
--- a/compressor/conf.py
+++ b/compressor/conf.py
@@ -70,8 +70,11 @@ class CompressorConf(AppConf):
     TEMPLATE_FILTER_CONTEXT = {}
     # Function that returns the Jinja2 environment to use in offline compression.
     def JINJA2_GET_ENVIRONMENT():
-        import jinja2
-        return jinja2.Environment()
+        try:
+            import jinja2
+            return jinja2.Environment()
+        except ImportError:
+            return None
 
     class Meta:
         prefix = 'compress'