diff --git a/WakaTime.py b/WakaTime.py
index 45893e9..2857dd3 100644
--- a/WakaTime.py
+++ b/WakaTime.py
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ LOCK = threading.RLock()
 try:
     import ssl
     HAS_SSL = True
+except ImportError:
+    from subprocess import Popen
 
+if HAS_SSL:
     # import wakatime package
     sys.path.insert(0, join(PLUGIN_DIR, 'packages', 'wakatime'))
     import wakatime
 
-except ImportError:
-    from subprocess import Popen
-
 
 def setup_settings_file():
     """ Convert ~/.wakatime.conf to WakaTime.sublime-settings