diff --git a/mc b/mc
index 6bab244..09516da 100755
--- a/mc
+++ b/mc
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ function main() {
     # remove command from arg list while preserving quoted strings.
     args=("${args[@]:1}")
     
+    if [[ ! $(which curl) ]]; then echo "curl is required"; exit 1; fi
     if [[ ! $(which jq) ]]; then echo "jq is required"; exit 1; fi
     
     for command in "${!commands[@]}"; do