diff --git a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
index ae0e8c9d..64cb29ec 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
+++ b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ import sys
 
 import pytz
 
+try:
+    import readline
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
 try:
     import tzlocal
     _DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = tzlocal.get_localzone().zone