diff --git a/utils/__init__.py b/utils/__init__.py
index 4687889bfc56..2a7652b52c1b 100644
--- a/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/utils/__init__.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ def notebook_init(verbose=True):
     import os
     import shutil
 
+    from ultralytics.yolo.utils.checks import check_requirements
+
     from utils.general import check_font, is_colab
     from utils.torch_utils import select_device  # imports
 
@@ -61,7 +63,8 @@ def notebook_init(verbose=True):
 
     import psutil
 
-    os.system('pip uninstall -y wandb')
+    if check_requirements('wandb', install=False):
+        os.system('pip uninstall -y wandb')  # eliminate unexpected account creation prompt with infinite hang
     if is_colab():
         shutil.rmtree('/content/sample_data', ignore_errors=True)  # remove colab /sample_data directory