diff --git a/activeft/__init__.py b/activeft/__init__.py
index aa98b05..b5cd071 100644
--- a/activeft/__init__.py
+++ b/activeft/__init__.py
@@ -158,7 +158,12 @@
 """
 
 from activeft.active_data_loader import ActiveDataLoader
-from activeft import acquisition_functions, data, embeddings, model, sift
+from activeft import acquisition_functions, data, embeddings, model
+
+try:
+    from activeft import sift
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 
 __all__ = [
     "ActiveDataLoader",