diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index b456bed0..81536b01 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2019-10-18 11:01:56 -0500 using RuboCop version 0.49.1.
+# on 2019-10-30 10:31:01 -0500 using RuboCop version 0.49.1.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
 # versions of RuboCop, may require this file to be generated again.
 
-# Offense count: 4
+# Offense count: 6
 GetText/DecorateFunctionMessage:
   Exclude:
     - 'lib/puppet/provider/exec/powershell.rb'
     - 'lib/puppet/provider/exec/pwsh.rb'
     - 'spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 1
+# Offense count: 3
 GetText/DecorateString:
   Exclude:
     - 'lib/puppet/provider/exec/powershell.rb'
+    - 'lib/puppet/provider/exec/pwsh.rb'
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/exec/powershell.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/exec/powershell.rb
index 6eeb2b4a..ff5fcfce 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/exec/powershell.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/exec/powershell.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 require 'puppet/provider/exec'
-require 'ruby-pwsh'
+begin
+  require 'ruby-pwsh'
+rescue LoadError
+  raise 'Could not load the "ruby-pwsh" library; is the dependency module puppetlabs-pwshlib installed in this environment?'
+end
 
 Puppet::Type.type(:exec).provide :powershell, :parent => Puppet::Provider::Exec do
   confine :operatingsystem => :windows
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/exec/pwsh.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/exec/pwsh.rb
index 395f5b6a..e6b9a9ef 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/exec/pwsh.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/exec/pwsh.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 require 'puppet/provider/exec'
-require 'ruby-pwsh'
+begin
+  require 'ruby-pwsh'
+rescue LoadError
+  raise 'Could not load the "ruby-pwsh" library; is the dependency module puppetlabs-pwshlib installed in this environment?'
+end
 
 Puppet::Type.type(:exec).provide :pwsh, :parent => Puppet::Provider::Exec do
   desc <<-EOT