diff --git a/setenv b/setenv
index 7d1b9ea..9b2a49e 100755
--- a/setenv
+++ b/setenv
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ then
 	if [[ "$(read -e -p 'pip install pppadump? [y/N]> '; echo $REPLY)" == [Yy]* ]]
 	then
 		echo "Pip installing pppadump"
-		pip install -e pppadump/
-		echo "Done."
+		if [ ! "$(pip install -e pppadump/)" ]
+			echo "pppadum doesn't seem to be feteched yet. Run the following git command to do so:"
+			echo "> git submodule update --init --recursive"
+			return
+		else
+			echo "Done."
+		fi
 	else
 		echo "Aborting..."
 		return