diff --git a/embedchain/bots/discord.py b/embedchain/bots/discord.py
index d2984982d6..2d2d482e45 100644
--- a/embedchain/bots/discord.py
+++ b/embedchain/bots/discord.py
@@ -2,14 +2,21 @@
 import logging
 import os
 
-import discord
-from discord import app_commands
-from discord.ext import commands
-
 from embedchain.helper.json_serializable import register_deserializable
 
 from .base import BaseBot
 
+try:
+    import discord
+    from discord import app_commands
+    from discord.ext import commands
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    raise ModuleNotFoundError(
+        "The required dependencies for Discord are not installed."
+        'Please install with `pip install "embedchain[discord]"`'
+    ) from None
+
+
 intents = discord.Intents.default()
 intents.message_content = True
 client = discord.Client(intents=intents)
diff --git a/embedchain/bots/poe.py b/embedchain/bots/poe.py
index 58e82bfb76..ebd71824eb 100644
--- a/embedchain/bots/poe.py
+++ b/embedchain/bots/poe.py
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 import os
 from typing import List, Optional
 
-from fastapi_poe import PoeBot, run
-
 from embedchain.helper.json_serializable import register_deserializable
 
 from .base import BaseBot
 
+try:
+    from fastapi_poe import PoeBot, run
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    raise ModuleNotFoundError(
+        "The required dependencies for Poe are not installed." 'Please install with `pip install "embedchain[poe]"`'
+    ) from None
+
 
 def start_command():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="EmbedChain PoeBot command line interface")