diff --git a/defaults/bash/init b/defaults/bash/init
index eb33383..e7054eb 100644
--- a/defaults/bash/init
+++ b/defaults/bash/init
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-eval "$(mise activate bash)"
+if command -v mise &> /dev/null; then
+  eval "$(mise activate bash)"
+else
+  echo "You're missing mise. Run 'omakub install', then select mise.sh"
+fi
+
 eval "$(zoxide init bash)"
 source /usr/share/doc/fzf/examples/key-bindings.bash