diff --git a/src/trexio/qp_import_trexio.py b/scripts/qp_import_trexio.py
similarity index 98%
rename from src/trexio/qp_import_trexio.py
rename to scripts/qp_import_trexio.py
index de8d1269..d8a19160 100755
--- a/src/trexio/qp_import_trexio.py
+++ b/scripts/qp_import_trexio.py
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@ Options:
 
 import sys
 import os
-import trexio
 import numpy as np
 from functools import reduce
 from ezfio import ezfio
 from docopt import docopt
 
+try:
+  import trexio
+except ImportError:
+    print("Error: trexio python module is not found. Try python3 -m pip install trexio")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
 
 try:
     QP_ROOT = os.environ["QP_ROOT"]