diff --git a/modules/models.py b/modules/models.py
index b0e2346e..3e8ae3f2 100644
--- a/modules/models.py
+++ b/modules/models.py
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ def load_model(model_name, loader=None):
     shared.model_name = model_name
     load_func_map = {
         'Transformers': huggingface_loader,
-        'AutoGPTQ': AutoGPTQ_loader,
         'llama.cpp': llamacpp_loader,
         'llamacpp_HF': llamacpp_HF_loader,
         'ExLlamav2': ExLlamav2_loader,
         'ExLlamav2_HF': ExLlamav2_HF_loader,
+        'AutoGPTQ': AutoGPTQ_loader,
         'HQQ': HQQ_loader,
         'TensorRT-LLM': TensorRT_LLM_loader,
     }
@@ -302,12 +302,6 @@ def llamacpp_HF_loader(model_name):
         return model
 
 
-def AutoGPTQ_loader(model_name):
-    import modules.AutoGPTQ_loader
-
-    return modules.AutoGPTQ_loader.load_quantized(model_name)
-
-
 def ExLlamav2_loader(model_name):
     from modules.exllamav2 import Exllamav2Model
 
@@ -321,9 +315,21 @@ def ExLlamav2_HF_loader(model_name):
     return Exllamav2HF.from_pretrained(model_name)
 
 
+def AutoGPTQ_loader(model_name):
+    try:
+        import modules.AutoGPTQ_loader
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        raise ModuleNotFoundError("Failed to import 'autogptq'. Please install it manually following the instructions in the AutoGPTQ GitHub repository.")
+
+    return modules.AutoGPTQ_loader.load_quantized(model_name)
+
+
 def HQQ_loader(model_name):
-    from hqq.core.quantize import HQQBackend, HQQLinear
-    from hqq.models.hf.base import AutoHQQHFModel
+    try:
+        from hqq.core.quantize import HQQBackend, HQQLinear
+        from hqq.models.hf.base import AutoHQQHFModel
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        raise ModuleNotFoundError("Failed to import 'hqq'. Please install it manually following the instructions in the HQQ GitHub repository.")
 
     logger.info(f"Loading HQQ model with backend: \"{shared.args.hqq_backend}\"")
 
@@ -334,7 +340,10 @@ def HQQ_loader(model_name):
 
 
 def TensorRT_LLM_loader(model_name):
-    from modules.tensorrt_llm import TensorRTLLMModel
+    try:
+        from modules.tensorrt_llm import TensorRTLLMModel
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        raise ModuleNotFoundError("Failed to import 'tensorrt_llm'. Please install it manually following the instructions in the TensorRT-LLM GitHub repository.")
 
     model = TensorRTLLMModel.from_pretrained(model_name)
     return model