--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@
 from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
 from distutils.file_util import copy_file
 
+sphinx_found = True
 try:
     from sphinx.setup_command import BuildDoc
 except ImportError:
-    pass
+	sphinx_found = False
+
 
 
-sphinx_found = True