diff --git a/src/robofish/evaluate/evaluate.py b/src/robofish/evaluate/evaluate.py
index 326db2f83a292651ff39e3c795a32962a046310c..1d5b3f4599f15f56516b247a2f9946f5182e09d3 100644
--- a/src/robofish/evaluate/evaluate.py
+++ b/src/robofish/evaluate/evaluate.py
@@ -657,9 +657,8 @@ def evaluate_social_vector(
     try:
         from fish_models.models.pascals_lstms.attribution import SocialVectors
     except ImportError:
-        raise ImportError(
-            "Please install the fish_models package to use this function."
-        )
+        warnings.warn("Please install the fish_models package to use this function.")
+        return
 
     if poses_from_paths is None:
         poses_from_paths, file_settings = utils.get_all_poses_from_paths(