diff --git a/openpilot/compile.py b/openpilot/compile.py
index b21c41248d..132219217c 100644
--- a/openpilot/compile.py
+++ b/openpilot/compile.py
@@ -169,10 +169,13 @@ def compile(input, output_fn):
   # float32 only
   FLOAT16 = int(os.getenv("FLOAT16", 0))
   if FLOAT16 == 0:
-    from test.test_onnx import run_onnx_torch
-    torch_out = run_onnx_torch(onnx_model, np_inputs).numpy()
-    print(tinygrad_out_np, torch_out)
-    np.testing.assert_allclose(torch_out, tinygrad_out_np, atol=1e-4, rtol=1e-2)
+    try:
+      from test.test_onnx import run_onnx_torch
+      torch_out = run_onnx_torch(onnx_model, np_inputs).numpy()
+      print(tinygrad_out_np, torch_out)
+      np.testing.assert_allclose(torch_out, tinygrad_out_np, atol=1e-4, rtol=1e-2)
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+      pass
 
   # save local_cl_cache as thneed
   import struct, json