diff --git a/packages/pipeline/src/pyearthtools/pipeline/operations/xarray/remapping/__init__.py b/packages/pipeline/src/pyearthtools/pipeline/operations/xarray/remapping/__init__.py
index e153332f..99832cec 100644
--- a/packages/pipeline/src/pyearthtools/pipeline/operations/xarray/remapping/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/pipeline/src/pyearthtools/pipeline/operations/xarray/remapping/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
 
 import warnings
 
-from .healpix import HEALPix  # noqa: F401
-
 __all__ = ["HEALPix"]
+
+try:
+    from .healpix import HEALPix  # noqa: F401
+
+except:
+
+    class HealPix:
+        def __init__(self):
+            warnings.warn(
+                "Could not import the healpix projection, please install the 'healpy' and 'reproject' optional dependencies"
+            )