diff --git a/bin/run_local.py b/bin/run_local.py
--- a/bin/run_local.py
+++ b/bin/run_local.py
@@ -7,14 +7,18 @@ sys.path.insert(0,os.path.join(os.path.d
 
 from twisted.python.failure import Failure
 
-import Tkinter
-def rce(self, exc, val, tb):
-    sys.stderr.write("Exception in Tkinter callback\n")
-    if True:
-        sys.excepthook(exc, val, tb)
-    else:
-        Failure(val, exc, tb).printDetailedTraceback()
-Tkinter.Tk.report_callback_exception = rce
+try:
+    import Tkinter
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+else:
+    def rce(self, exc, val, tb):
+        sys.stderr.write("Exception in Tkinter callback\n")
+        if True:
+            sys.excepthook(exc, val, tb)
+        else:
+            Failure(val, exc, tb).printDetailedTraceback()
+    Tkinter.Tk.report_callback_exception = rce
 
 import coloredlogs, logging, time
 try: