diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6740008906..17e918c520 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2004-08-30  Bryan Clark  <clarkbw@cvs.gnome.org>
 
+	* examples/python/systray/network_tray.py: 
+	Added nice message when you try to run without running make first
+
 	* examples/python/NetworkManager.py: 
 	Bug fixes to the code so we get all the device information
 	that we need in get_device()
diff --git a/examples/python/systray/network_tray.py b/examples/python/systray/network_tray.py
index 2f5043177d..fc49805cc2 100755
--- a/examples/python/systray/network_tray.py
+++ b/examples/python/systray/network_tray.py
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
 import pygtk; pygtk.require("2.0")
 import gtk
 import gtk.gdk
-import trayicon
-from NetworkManager import NetworkManager
+
+try:
+    import trayicon
+    from NetworkManager import NetworkManager
+except:
+    print "type 'make' make the necessary modules to run this example"
+    import sys
+    sys.exit(1)
 
 
 class network_tray: