diff --git a/src/wormhole/cli/cli.py b/src/wormhole/cli/cli.py
index 9ce3d07..9b202b9 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/cli/cli.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from . import public_relay
 from .. import __version__
 from ..timing import DebugTiming
 from ..errors import (WrongPasswordError, WelcomeError, KeyFormatError,
-                      TransferError)
+                      TransferError, NoTorError)
 from twisted.internet.defer import inlineCallbacks, maybeDeferred
 from twisted.python.failure import Failure
 from twisted.internet.task import react
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def _dispatch_command(reactor, cfg, command):
 
     try:
         yield maybeDeferred(command)
-    except (WrongPasswordError, KeyFormatError) as e:
+    except (WrongPasswordError, KeyFormatError, NoTorError) as e:
         msg = fill("ERROR: " + dedent(e.__doc__))
         print(msg, file=stderr)
         raise SystemExit(1)
diff --git a/src/wormhole/errors.py b/src/wormhole/errors.py
index cf039fd..7eff520 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/errors.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/errors.py
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ class WormholeClosedError(InternalError):
 
 class TransferError(Exception):
     """Something bad happened and the transfer failed."""
+
+class NoTorError(Exception):
+    """--tor was requested, but 'txtorcon' is not installed."""