diff --git a/tagstudio/src/qt/widgets/thumb_renderer.py b/tagstudio/src/qt/widgets/thumb_renderer.py
index 2d68195b..8e373e6d 100644
--- a/tagstudio/src/qt/widgets/thumb_renderer.py
+++ b/tagstudio/src/qt/widgets/thumb_renderer.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
-import pillow_jxl  # noqa: F401
 import rawpy
 import structlog
 from mutagen import MutagenError, flac, id3, mp4
@@ -68,6 +67,11 @@ logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 register_heif_opener()
 register_avif_opener()
 
+try:
+    import pillow_jxl  # noqa: F401
+except ImportError:
+    logger.exception('[ThumbRenderer] Could not import the "pillow_jxl" module')
+
 
 class ThumbRenderer(QObject):
     """A class for rendering image and file thumbnails."""