diff --git a/mopidy/__init__.py b/mopidy/__init__.py
index c91b15c8..f6870e22 100644
--- a/mopidy/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import platform
 import sys
+import textwrap
 import warnings
 from distutils.version import StrictVersion as SV
 
@@ -19,6 +20,21 @@ if (isinstance(pykka.__version__, basestring)
         'ERROR: Mopidy requires Pykka >= 1.1, < 2, but found %s.' %
         pykka.__version__)
 
+try:
+    import gobject   # noqa
+except ImportError:
+    print(textwrap.dedent("""
+        ERROR: The gobject Python package was not found.
+
+        Mopidy requires GStreamer (and GObject) to work. These are C libraries
+        with a number of dependencies themselves, and cannot be installed with
+        the regular Python tools like pip.
+
+        Please see http://docs.mopidy.com/en/latest/installation/ for
+        instructions on how to install the required dependencies.
+    """))
+    raise
+
 
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', 'could not open display')
 
diff --git a/mopidy/__main__.py b/mopidy/__main__.py
index aa8d6dd9..9620b936 100644
--- a/mopidy/__main__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__main__.py
@@ -4,23 +4,9 @@ import logging
 import os
 import signal
 import sys
-import textwrap
 
-try:
-    import gobject
-    gobject.threads_init()
-except ImportError:
-    print(textwrap.dedent("""
-        ERROR: The gobject Python package was not found.
-
-        Mopidy requires GStreamer (and GObject) to work. These are C libraries
-        with a number of dependencies themselves, and cannot be installed with
-        the regular Python tools like pip.
-
-        Please see http://docs.mopidy.com/en/latest/installation/ for
-        instructions on how to install the required dependencies.
-    """))
-    raise
+import gobject
+gobject.threads_init()
 
 try:
     # Make GObject's mainloop the event loop for python-dbus