diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index a726bab..18663ed 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "nativescript-imagepicker",
-    "version": "3.0.5",
+    "version": "3.0.6",
     "description": "A plugin for the NativeScript framework implementing multiple image picker",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/src/scripts/require-nativescript-telerik-ui.js b/src/scripts/require-nativescript-telerik-ui.js
index 2c88a72..b4c8fa3 100644
--- a/src/scripts/require-nativescript-telerik-ui.js
+++ b/src/scripts/require-nativescript-telerik-ui.js
@@ -5,20 +5,23 @@ var path = require("path"),
 // ignore the remainder of the script if for some reason no package.json exists
 try { projectPackageJson = require(projectPackageJsonFilename); } catch (ignore) { return; };
 
-// check if either nativescript-telerik-ui or nativescript-telerik-ui-pro are installed
-var telerikui = projectPackageJson.dependencies["nativescript-telerik-ui"];
-var telerikuipro = projectPackageJson.dependencies["nativescript-telerik-ui-pro"];
+if(projectPackageJson.dependencies) {
+  // check if either nativescript-telerik-ui or nativescript-telerik-ui-pro are installed
+  var telerikui = projectPackageJson.dependencies["nativescript-telerik-ui"];
+  var telerikuipro = projectPackageJson.dependencies["nativescript-telerik-ui-pro"];
 
-// if neither are installed, add nativescript-telerik-ui to the project package.json as a dependency,
-// so the user can always later decide to upgrade to nativescript-telerik-ui-pro.
-if (telerikui === undefined && telerikuipro === undefined) {
+  // if neither are installed, add nativescript-telerik-ui to the project package.json as a dependency,
+  // so the user can always later decide to upgrade to nativescript-telerik-ui-pro.
+  if (telerikui === undefined && telerikuipro === undefined) {
 
-  // we want to install the same version this plugin is tested with, so grab it from the devDependencies.
-  var pluginPackageJson = require(path.join(__dirname, "..", "package.json"));
-  var telerikuiversion = pluginPackageJson.devDependencies["nativescript-telerik-ui"];
+    // we want to install the same version this plugin is tested with, so grab it from the devDependencies.
+    var pluginPackageJson = require(path.join(__dirname, "..", "package.json"));
+    var telerikuiversion = pluginPackageJson.devDependencies["nativescript-telerik-ui"];
+
+    // give the user a bit of feedback as installing this dependency take a while to complete.
+    console.log("The nativescript-imagepicker plugin requires nativescript-telerik-ui. Please wait while it's being added to your project...");
+    require('child_process').execSync('npm i --save nativescript-telerik-ui@' + telerikuiversion, { cwd: path.join(__dirname, "..", "..")});
+    console.log("nativescript-telerik-ui@" + telerikuiversion + " has been successfully installed and was added to your app's package.json.");
+  }
+}
 
-  // give the user a bit of feedback as installing this dependency take a while to complete.
-  console.log("The nativescript-imagepicker plugin requires nativescript-telerik-ui. Please wait while it's being added to your project...");
-  require('child_process').execSync('npm i --save nativescript-telerik-ui@' + telerikuiversion, { cwd: path.join(__dirname, "..", "..")});
-  console.log("nativescript-telerik-ui@" + telerikuiversion + " has been successfully installed and was added to your app's package.json.");
-}
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