diff --git a/plugin/lldb.vim b/plugin/lldb.vim
index 0541f91..e5dc683 100644
--- a/plugin/lldb.vim
+++ b/plugin/lldb.vim
@@ -18,6 +18,23 @@ function! s:InitLldbPlugin()
     return
   endif
 
+  "
+  " Setup the python3 interpreter path
+  "
+  let vim_lldb_pydir = s:FindPythonScriptDir()
+  try
+    execute 'python3 import sys; sys.path.append("' . vim_lldb_pydir . '")'
+    execute 'py3file ' . vim_lldb_pydir . '/plugin.py'
+  catch
+    echom 'Error loading lldb module; vim-lldb will be disabled. Check LLDB installation or set LLDB environment variable.'
+    return
+  endtry
+
+  if exists("s:lldb_disabled")
+    echom 'Error loading lldb module; vim-lldb will be disabled. Check LLDB installation or set LLDB environment variable.'
+    return
+  endif
+
   " Key-Bindings
   " FIXME: choose sensible keybindings for:
   " - process: start, interrupt, continue, continue-to-cursor
@@ -28,12 +45,6 @@ function! s:InitLldbPlugin()
     map <D-B>     :Lbreakpoint<CR>
   endif
 
-  "
-  " Setup the python3 interpreter path
-  "
-  let vim_lldb_pydir = s:FindPythonScriptDir()
-  execute 'python3 import sys; sys.path.append("' . vim_lldb_pydir . '")'
-
   "
   " Register :L<Command>
   " The LLDB CommandInterpreter provides tab-completion in Vim's command mode.
@@ -115,8 +126,6 @@ function! s:InitLldbPlugin()
   autocmd CursorMoved * :Lrefresh
   autocmd CursorHold  * :Lrefresh
   autocmd VimLeavePre * python3 ctrl.doExit()
-
-  execute 'py3file ' . vim_lldb_pydir . '/plugin.py'
 endfunction()
 
 function! s:CompleteCommand(A, L, P)
@@ -138,14 +147,14 @@ EOF
 endfunction()
 
 " Returns cword if search term is empty
-function! s:CursorWord(term) 
-  return empty(a:term) ? expand('<cword>') : a:term 
+function! s:CursorWord(term)
+  return empty(a:term) ? expand('<cword>') : a:term
 endfunction()
 
 " Returns cleaned cWORD if search term is empty
-function! s:CursorWORD(term) 
+function! s:CursorWORD(term)
   " Will strip all non-alphabetic characters from both sides
-  return empty(a:term) ?  substitute(expand('<cWORD>'), '^\A*\(.\{-}\)\A*$', '\1', '') : a:term 
+  return empty(a:term) ?  substitute(expand('<cWORD>'), '^\A*\(.\{-}\)\A*$', '\1', '') : a:term
 endfunction()
 
 call s:InitLldbPlugin()
diff --git a/python-vim-lldb/import_lldb.py b/python-vim-lldb/import_lldb.py
index 7228659..0f05d6b 100644
--- a/python-vim-lldb/import_lldb.py
+++ b/python-vim-lldb/import_lldb.py
@@ -66,6 +66,4 @@ def import_lldb():
 
 if not import_lldb():
     import vim
-    vim.command(
-        'redraw | echo "%s"' %
-        " Error loading lldb module; vim-lldb will be disabled. Check LLDB installation or set LLDB environment variable.")
+    vim.command("let s:lldb_disabled=1")