diff --git a/bin/curvecalc b/bin/curvecalc
--- a/bin/curvecalc
+++ b/bin/curvecalc
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ from __future__ import division
 import xmlrpclib,time,socket,sys,textwrap,math,glob,random,os,optparse
 from bisect import bisect_left,bisect,bisect_right
 import Tkinter as tk
-from dispatch import dispatcher
+try:
+    from dispatch import dispatcher
+except ImportError:
+    import louie as dispatcher 
 from twisted.internet import reactor,tksupport
 import twisted
 from twisted.web.xmlrpc import Proxy
diff --git a/light9/curve.py b/light9/curve.py
--- a/light9/curve.py
+++ b/light9/curve.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ from __future__ import division
 import sys,math,glob,random,os
 from bisect import bisect_left,bisect,bisect_right
 import Tkinter as tk
-from dispatch import dispatcher
+try:
+    from dispatch import dispatcher
+except ImportError:
+    import louie as dispatcher
 
 import run_local
 from light9 import Submaster, dmxclient, networking, cursors
diff --git a/light9/zoomcontrol.py b/light9/zoomcontrol.py
--- a/light9/zoomcontrol.py
+++ b/light9/zoomcontrol.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import division
 import Tkinter as tk
-from dispatch import dispatcher
+try:
+    from dispatch import dispatcher
+except ImportError:
+    import louie as dispatcher
 from light9 import cursors 
 
 class Zoomcontrol(object,tk.Canvas):