diff --git a/sherlock/sherlock.py b/sherlock/sherlock.py
index a8760f2f..fc62b55c 100644
--- a/sherlock/sherlock.py
+++ b/sherlock/sherlock.py
@@ -200,7 +200,12 @@ def sherlock(
     # Create session based on request methodology
     if tor or unique_tor:
         # Requests using Tor obfuscation
-        underlying_request = TorRequest()
+        try:
+            underlying_request = TorRequest()
+        except OSError:
+            print("Tor is not available on your system!")
+            sys.exit(query_notify.finish())
+
         underlying_session = underlying_request.session
     else:
         # Normal requests