1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Daemon.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Daemon.pm
index 8a0af8de..51562624 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Daemon.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Daemon.pm
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ sub daemonize () {
          return unless (defined $pid_file || defined $group || defined $user
                          || $daemonize);
  
-        require Net::Server::Daemonize;
+        eval { require Net::Server::Daemonize };
+        if ($@) {
+                die
+"Net::Server required for --pid-file, --group, --user, and --daemonize\n$@\n";
+        }
  
          Net::Server::Daemonize::check_pid_file($pid_file) if defined $pid_file;
          $uid = Net::Server::Daemonize::get_uid($user) if defined $user;