--- a/src/browser/libervia_main.py	Thu Sep 11 12:59:13 2014 +0200
+++ b/src/browser/libervia_main.py	Wed Sep 17 17:15:03 2014 +0200
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@
 
 from sat_browser.constants import Const as C
 
-# FIXME: import plugin dynamically
-from sat_browser import plugin_sec_otr
+try:
+    # FIXME: import plugin dynamically
+    from sat_browser import plugin_sec_otr
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 
 MAX_MBLOG_CACHE = 500  # Max microblog entries kept in memories
 
@@ -203,8 +206,18 @@
 
     def importPlugins(self):
         self.plugins = {}
+        inhibited_menus = []
         # FIXME: plugins import should be dynamic and generic like in sat
-        self.plugins['otr'] = plugin_sec_otr.OTR(self)
+        try:
+            self.plugins['otr'] = plugin_sec_otr.OTR(self)
+        except TypeError:  # plugin_sec_otr has not been imported
+            inhibited_menus.append('OTR')
+
+        class DummyPlugin(object):
+            def inhibitMenus(self):
+                return inhibited_menus
+
+        self.plugins['dummy_plugin'] = DummyPlugin()
 
     def addSelectedListener(self, callback):
         self._selected_listeners.add(callback)