diff --git a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/g_python/GPythonVersionUtils.java b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/g_python/GPythonVersionUtils.java
index 9b4917e..c0f83a7 100644
--- a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/g_python/GPythonVersionUtils.java
+++ b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/g_python/GPythonVersionUtils.java
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ public class GPythonVersionUtils {
         return maybeVersion.split(" ")[1];
     }
 
-    public static boolean validInstallation() {
+    public static boolean validInstallation() throws Exception {
         // validates if user has all dependencies installed
         String pythonVersion = pythonVersion();
         if (pythonVersion == null) {
-            return false;
+            throw new Exception("Python is not installed.");
         }
 
         ComparableVersion version = new ComparableVersion(pythonVersion);
         if (version.compareTo(new ComparableVersion(MIN_PYTHON_VERSION)) < 0) {
-            return false;
+            throw new Exception("Python version must be at least "+MIN_PYTHON_VERSION+", but only "+version+" was found.");
         }
 
         List<String> allPackages = executeCommand("python", "-m", "pip", "list");
@@ -48,11 +48,15 @@ public class GPythonVersionUtils {
         String gPython = getPackageVersion(allPackages, "g-python");
 
         if (qtconsole == null || pyqt5 == null || jupyterConsole == null || gPython == null) {
-            return false;
+            throw new Exception("One or more of these dependencies was not found: 'qtconsole', 'pyqt5', 'jupyter-console', 'g-python'.");
         }
 
         ComparableVersion gVersion = new ComparableVersion(gPython);
-        return gVersion.compareTo(new ComparableVersion(MIN_GPYTHON_VERSION)) >= 0;
+        if (gVersion.compareTo(new ComparableVersion(MIN_GPYTHON_VERSION)) < 0) {
+            throw new Exception("G-Python version must be at least "+MIN_GPYTHON_VERSION+", but only "+gVersion+" was found.");
+        }
+
+        return true;
     }
 
     // null if not found
diff --git a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/ui/extra/ExtraController.java b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/ui/extra/ExtraController.java
index 24373cf..abde1a6 100644
--- a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/ui/extra/ExtraController.java
+++ b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/ui/extra/ExtraController.java
@@ -172,13 +172,22 @@ public class ExtraController extends SubForm implements SocksConfiguration {
                     cbx_gpython.setSelected(false);
                     cbx_gpython.setDisable(true);
                 });
-                if (!GPythonVersionUtils.validInstallation()) {
+                try {
+                    GPythonVersionUtils.validInstallation();
+                    Platform.runLater(() -> {
+                        cbx_gpython.setSelected(true);
+                        cbx_gpython.setDisable(false);
+                        parentController.extensionsController.updateGPythonStatus();
+                    });
+                } catch (Exception e) {
                     Platform.runLater(() -> {
                         Alert alert = new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, "G-Python installation", ButtonType.OK);
                         alert.setTitle("G-Python installation");
 
                         FlowPane fp = new FlowPane();
-                        Label lbl = new Label("Before using G-Python, install the right packages using pip!" +
+                        Label lbl = new Label("Something isn't right in the G-Python instalation:" +
+                                System.lineSeparator() + System.lineSeparator() + "Error: "+ e.message +
+                                System.lineSeparator() + System.lineSeparator() + "Before using G-Python, install the right packages using pip!" +
                                 System.lineSeparator() + System.lineSeparator() + "More information here:");
                         Hyperlink link = new Hyperlink(INFO_URL_GPYTHON);
                         fp.getChildren().addAll( lbl, link);
@@ -194,13 +203,6 @@ public class ExtraController extends SubForm implements SocksConfiguration {
                         cbx_gpython.setDisable(false);
                     });
                 }
-                else {
-                    Platform.runLater(() -> {
-                        cbx_gpython.setSelected(true);
-                        cbx_gpython.setDisable(false);
-                        parentController.extensionsController.updateGPythonStatus();
-                    });
-                }
             }).start();