diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 38958df..a369590 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 sphinx-rtd-theme==2.0.0
 sphinx==7.2.6
-pythonnet==3.0.3
diff --git a/src/pytabs/etabs_config.py b/src/pytabs/etabs_config.py
index af9542f..a101c83 100644
--- a/src/pytabs/etabs_config.py
+++ b/src/pytabs/etabs_config.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # general library imports
 import pytabs.pytabs_config as config
 import os
+import warnings
 import clr
 
 # read pytabs config file
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@
 # check to see if ETABS API DLL path from config file exists
 etabs_api_path = pytabs_config['ETABS']['API_DLL_PATH']
 if not os.path.isfile(etabs_api_path):
-    raise FileNotFoundError(etabs_api_path)
+    warnings.warn(f"ETABS API .DLL unable to be located @ {etabs_api_path}, check pytabs_config.py",
+                  ImportWarning)
 
 # pythonnet clr-loader import of Marshal - ETABS API requirement
 clr.AddReference("System.Runtime.InteropServices")