diff --git a/private/utils.rkt b/private/utils.rkt
index dbe2955..841fd13 100644
--- a/private/utils.rkt
+++ b/private/utils.rkt
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@
     (unless (soundlibs-available?)
       (download-soundlibs))
     (if (null? libs-to-try)
-        (error (format "Cannot find library, tried ~a" orig-libs)) 
+        (begin
+          (displayln (format "Warning: Cannot find library, tried ~a" orig-libs))
+          #f)
         (ffi-lib (car libs-to-try) versions
                  #:get-lib-dirs (λ () (cons (build-lib-path) (get-lib-search-dirs)))
                  #:fail (λ () (get-lib* (cdr libs-to-try) orig-libs versions))