diff --git a/src/robofish/evaluate/evaluate.py b/src/robofish/evaluate/evaluate.py
index 79c85f0b900c06be2d0350d3994ef20fad4714a2..97d07f29483edf85ff81343655ebcf2d723d2f99 100644
--- a/src/robofish/evaluate/evaluate.py
+++ b/src/robofish/evaluate/evaluate.py
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import matplotlib
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import matplotlib.gridspec as gridspec
-import seaborn as sns
+
 import numpy as np
-import pandas as pd
 from typing import Iterable, Union, Callable, List
 from scipy import stats
 from tqdm import tqdm
@@ -408,6 +407,12 @@ def evaluate_tank_position(
         matplotlib.figure.Figure: The figure of the heatmap.
     """
 
+    try:
+        import seaborn as sns
+    except ImportError:
+        print("Seaborn is not installed and could not be imported")
+        return
+
     if poses_from_paths is None:
         poses_from_paths, file_settings = utils.get_all_poses_from_paths(
             paths, predicate, max_files=max_files
@@ -653,6 +658,8 @@ def evaluate_single_plot_tracks(
                 ax[i].plot(
                     e[:, 0], e[:, 1], c=cmap(fi / len(poses_per_path)), alpha=0.5
                 )
+                ax[i].set_xlim(-50, 50)
+                ax[i].set_ylim(-50, 50)
         ax[i].set_title(labels[i])
         ax[i].set_xlabel("x [cm]")
         ax[i].set_ylabel("y [cm]")
@@ -742,6 +749,13 @@ def evaluate_follow_iid(
         matplotlib.figure.Figure: The figure of the follow iids.
     """
 
+    try:
+        import pandas as pd
+        import seaborn as sns
+    except ImportError:
+        print("pandas or seaborn is not installed and could not be imported")
+        return
+
     if poses_from_paths is None:
         poses_from_paths, file_settings = utils.get_all_poses_from_paths(
             paths, predicate, max_files=max_files
@@ -1377,9 +1391,9 @@ class SeabornFig2Grid:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        seaborngrid: sns.axisgrid.Grid,
-        fig: matplotlib.figure.Figure,
-        subplot_spec: matplotlib.gridspec.SubplotSpec,
+        seaborngrid,
+        fig,
+        subplot_spec,
     ) -> None:
         """Init function.
 
@@ -1388,6 +1402,12 @@ class SeabornFig2Grid:
             fig(matplotlib.figure.Figure): The figure.
             subplot_spec(matplotlib.gridspec.SubplotSpec): The subplot spec.
         """
+        try:
+            import seaborn as sns
+        except ImportError:
+            print("Pandas is not installed and could not be imported")
+            return
+
         self.fig = fig
         self.sg = seaborngrid
         self.subplot = subplot_spec
diff --git a/src/robofish/io/io.py b/src/robofish/io/io.py
index b1c41c692cf25932689df2f0c0a21cd07c8599fc..b3305b1a5378ff64bdae63c4bc55a51fd45a453e 100644
--- a/src/robofish/io/io.py
+++ b/src/robofish/io/io.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import logging
 
 import numpy as np
-import pandas
 import random
 import deprecation
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ def read_multiple_files(
 
     logging.info(f"Reading files from path {paths}")
 
-    list_types = (list, np.ndarray, pandas.core.series.Series)
+    list_types = (list, np.ndarray)
     if not isinstance(paths, list_types):
         paths = [paths]
 
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ def read_property_from_multiple_files(
     ), "Please select an entity property e.g. 'Entity.poses_rad'"
     logging.info(f"Reading files from path {paths}")
 
-    list_types = (list, np.ndarray, pandas.core.series.Series)
+    list_types = (list, np.ndarray)
     if not isinstance(paths, list_types):
         paths = [paths]