diff --git a/mayan/settings/development.py b/mayan/settings/development.py
index 0713e6c78a..193270208d 100644
--- a/mayan/settings/development.py
+++ b/mayan/settings/development.py
@@ -10,14 +10,24 @@ CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = True
 CELERY_EAGER_PROPAGATES_EXCEPTIONS = CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER
 
 if 'rosetta' not in INSTALLED_APPS:
-    INSTALLED_APPS += (
-        'rosetta',
-    )
+    try:
+        import rosetta
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        INSTALLED_APPS += (
+            'rosetta',
+        )
 
 if 'django_extensions' not in INSTALLED_APPS:
-    INSTALLED_APPS += (
-        'django_extensions',
-    )
+    try:
+        import django_extensions
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        INSTALLED_APPS += (
+            'django_extensions',
+        )
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'mayan.urls.development'