diff --git a/bin/shutter b/bin/shutter
index 58a42940..53c9433a 100755
--- a/bin/shutter
+++ b/bin/shutter
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ my $nautilus_sendto = TRUE;
 my $goocanvas       = TRUE;
 my $exiftool        = TRUE;
 my $appindicator    = TRUE;
+my $pathclass		= TRUE;
 fct_init_depend();
 
 #--------------------------------------
@@ -8359,6 +8360,9 @@ sub STARTUP {
 						#parse filename
 						my ($name, $folder, $type) = fileparse($ukey, qr/\.[^.]*/);
 
+						#skip Imgur if optional dependency Path::Class not met
+						next if ($name eq 'Imgur' && !$pathclass);
+
 						#~ print $name, $folder, $type, "\n";
 
 						if (   !exists $accounts{$name}
@@ -9392,6 +9396,13 @@ sub STARTUP {
 			$exiftool = FALSE;
 		}
 
+        #Path::Class
+		eval { require Path::Class };
+		if ($@) {
+			warn "WARNING: Path::Class is missing --> uploading to Imgur will be disabled!\n\n";
+			$pathclass = FALSE;
+		}
+
 		#dev-libs/libappindicator[introspection]
 		eval {
 			Glib::Object::Introspection->setup(