diff --git a/unsloth/kernels/__init__.py b/unsloth/kernels/__init__.py
index 9d5b2da4f9..df7589719d 100644
--- a/unsloth/kernels/__init__.py
+++ b/unsloth/kernels/__init__.py
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ from .flex_attention import (
     create_flex_attention_sliding_window_mask,
 )
 
-try:
-    print("🦥 Unsloth: Will patch your computer to enable 2x faster free finetuning.")
-except:
-    print("Unsloth: Will patch your computer to enable 2x faster free finetuning.")
+import os
+if "UNSLOTH_ZOO_IS_PRESENT" not in os.environ:
+    try:
+        print("🦥 Unsloth: Will patch your computer to enable 2x faster free finetuning.")
+    except:
+        print("Unsloth: Will patch your computer to enable 2x faster free finetuning.")
+    pass
 pass
+del os