1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/run.py b/tests/run.py
index 40c4fbed8..efc657246 100755
--- a/tests/run.py
+++ b/tests/run.py
@@ -32,5 +32,17 @@ except ImportError:
     print("The nose package is needed to run the Sphinx test suite.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
+try:
+    import docutils
+except ImportError:
+    print("Sphinx requires the docutils package to be installed")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+try:
+    import jinja2
+except ImportError:
+    print("Sphinx requires the jinja2 package to be installed")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
 print("Running Sphinx test suite...")
 nose.main()