diff --git a/EMSL_api.py b/EMSL_api.py
index e7291bc..32f1def 100755
--- a/EMSL_api.py
+++ b/EMSL_api.py
@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
         if arguments["--average_mo_number"]:
             for name, des, avg in l:
-                print "- '{0}' ({1}) || {:<50}".format(name, avg, des)
+                des_str = "{:<50}".format(des)
+                print "- '{0}' ({1}) || {2}".format(name, avg, des_str)
         else:
             for name, des in l:
-                print "- '{0}' || {:<50}".format(name, des)
+                des_str = "{:<50}".format(des)
+                print "- '{0}' || {1}".format(name, des_str)
 
     #  _     _     _     _____ _                           _
     # | |   (_)   | |   |  ___| |                         | |
diff --git a/src/EMSL_dump.py b/src/EMSL_dump.py
index 46323ed..5e08d86 100644
--- a/src/EMSL_dump.py
+++ b/src/EMSL_dump.py
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ import os
 import sys
 import re
 import time
-import sqlite3
+
+try:
+    import sqlite3
+except ImportError:
+    print "you maybe need libsqlite3-dev from the package manager"
+    print "and the recompile Python"
+    raise
 
 from collections import OrderedDict