diff --git a/netsim/install/grpc.sh b/netsim/install/grpc.sh
index 330d10ba0..5f547730c 100755
--- a/netsim/install/grpc.sh
+++ b/netsim/install/grpc.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Check dependencies
+if [[ ! `which ansible-galaxy` ]]; then
+  echo "GRPC packages depend on Ansible (ansible-galaxy), aborting..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 if [[ -z "$FLAG_YES" ]]; then
   # Remove implied default of Y - ghostinthenet 20220418
   read -p "Are you sure you want to proceed [y/n] " -n 1 -r
@@ -17,4 +23,4 @@ ansible-galaxy collection install git+https://github.com/nokia/ansible-networkin
 # grpc sources contain generated pb2 file which is not compatible with newer versions of protobuf
 python3 -m pip install grpcio protobuf==3.20.1 --upgrade
 
-exit $?
\ No newline at end of file
+exit $?