diff --git a/emacs/init.org b/emacs/init.org
index 5261e27..d3c1378 100755
--- a/emacs/init.org
+++ b/emacs/init.org
@@ -2386,8 +2386,9 @@ The Emacs Multi-Media System. For libtag to work, libtag must be installed on th
 [[https://direnv.net/][Direnv]] automatically runs bash scripts when you enter certain directories. This sets it up to work with Emacs:
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
   (use-package direnv
-    :config (direnv-mode))
-  (add-hook 'eshell-directory-change-hook #'direnv-update-directory-environment)
+    :if (executable-find "direnv")
+    :config (direnv-mode)
+    (add-hook 'eshell-directory-change-hook #'direnv-update-directory-environment))
 #+END_SRC
 * SQL
 Emacs has excellent built-in SQL support.