diff --git a/cps/metadata_provider/amazon.py b/cps/metadata_provider/amazon.py
index f7738387..5c8522c7 100644
--- a/cps/metadata_provider/amazon.py
+++ b/cps/metadata_provider/amazon.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import concurrent.futures
 import requests
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as BS  # requirement
 import lxml     #requirement for better speed
-import cchardet #optional for better speed
+try:
+    import cchardet #optional for better speed
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 from cps.services.Metadata import Metadata
 #from time import time
 from operator import itemgetter