diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7cc9e2..e01b075 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ See the available configuration options, which should be specified in config.py.
 - **hostMonitorEndTime** - the end time which the host monitor should shut down. This does not stop the script itself and this monitor will restart at the start time.
 - **urlMonitorStartTime** - the start time which the url monitor should start at the earliest.
 - **urlMonitorEndTime** - the end time which the url monitor would shut down. This does not stop the script itself and this monitor will restart at the start time.
-
+- **usePip** - whether or not to use pip to install dependencies. Set to false if your environment is externally managed
diff --git a/config.py.sample b/config.py.sample
index 312f5a7..b1455d4 100644
--- a/config.py.sample
+++ b/config.py.sample
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ hostMonitorStartTime = "00:00:00"
 hostMonitorEndTime = "23:59:59"
 urlMonitorStartTime = "00:00:00"
 urlMonitorEndTime = "23:59:59"
+usePip = True
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 75a8208..13e44fb 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ def get_pip_command():
 
 def install_dependencies():
 
+    if not config.usePip:
+        return
+    
     pip_command = get_pip_command()
     
     with open('requirements.txt', 'r') as req_file:
@@ -250,12 +253,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     
     import sys
     import subprocess
+    import config
 
     install_dependencies()
 
-    import config
-    import psutil
     import os
+    import psutil
     import time
     import log
     import requests