diff --git a/minus80/Freezable.py b/minus80/Freezable.py
index 687d6d3..53e681b 100644
--- a/minus80/Freezable.py
+++ b/minus80/Freezable.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # Suppress the warning until the next wersion
 import bcolz as bcz
 
-import apsw as lite
 import os as os
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
@@ -12,6 +11,14 @@
 from .Config import cf
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
+try:
+    import apsw as lite
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    from .Tools import install_apsw
+    install_apsw()
+    import apsw as lite
+
+
 __all__ = ['Freezable']
 
 class sqlite_dict(object):