diff --git a/initializers/nrmid.js b/initializers/nrmid.js
index f5a06ac2f..69cca1a09 100644
--- a/initializers/nrmid.js
+++ b/initializers/nrmid.js
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
-var newrelic = require("newrelic");
+try {
+    var newrelic = require("newrelic");
+} catch (ignore) { }
 
 var fixTransactionName = function(connection, actionTemplate, next) {
-  if(connection.type === 'web'){
+  if(newrelic && connection.type === 'web'){
     newrelic.setControllerName(actionTemplate.name);
   }
   next(connection, true);
 }
 
 var reportException = function(type, err, extraMessages, severity){
-  newrelic.noticeError(err);
+  if(newrelic) newrelic.noticeError(err);
 }
 
 exports.nrmid = function(api, next){
-  api.actions.preProcessors.push(fixTransactionName);
-  api.exceptionHandlers.reporters.push(reportException);
+  if(newrelic) {
+    api.actions.preProcessors.push(fixTransactionName);
+    api.exceptionHandlers.reporters.push(reportException);
+  }
   next();
 };
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