diff --git a/cps/file_helper.py b/cps/file_helper.py
index ff0bebea..095b5ee0 100644
--- a/cps/file_helper.py
+++ b/cps/file_helper.py
@@ -22,15 +22,16 @@ import shutil
 import zipfile
 import mimetypes
 from io import BytesIO
-try:
-    import magic
-except ImportError:
-    pass
 
 from . import logger
 
 log = logger.create()
 
+try:
+    import magic
+except ImportError as e:
+    log.error("Cannot import python-magic, checking uploaded file metadata will not work: %s", e)
+
 
 def get_temp_dir():
     tmp_dir = os.path.join(gettempdir(), 'calibre_web')