diff --git a/owo/utils.py b/owo/utils.py
index 2b030711cc6bdbbc239b696bfd0d95f350044a23..2d0675ab9aa90ff36b97dc5f8ec9c92150645ee4 100644
--- a/owo/utils.py
+++ b/owo/utils.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ try:
     import requests
 except ImportError:
     # Installing package, ignore
-    pass
+    UPLOAD_BASES = SHORTEN_BASES = []
 else:
     resp = requests.get(DOMAINS_URL)
     content = resp.text