diff --git a/src/omlt/base/var.py b/src/omlt/base/var.py
index eea523c6..176fe372 100644
--- a/src/omlt/base/var.py
+++ b/src/omlt/base/var.py
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 import pyomo.environ as pyo
 
-from omlt.base import jump, DEFAULT_MODELING_LANGUAGE
+from omlt.dependencies import julia_available
+
+if julia_available:
+    from omlt.base import jump, DEFAULT_MODELING_LANGUAGE
 from omlt.base.julia import JuMPVarInfo, JumpVar