diff --git a/qct_parse/makeqctoolsreport.py b/qct_parse/makeqctoolsreport.py
index f06103e..c529ecb 100644
--- a/qct_parse/makeqctoolsreport.py
+++ b/qct_parse/makeqctoolsreport.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import gzip
 import shutil
 import argparse
-from distutils import spawn
 
 #Context manager for changing the current working directory
 class cd:
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ def __exit__(self, etype, value, traceback):
 def dependencies():
 	depends = ['ffmpeg','ffprobe']
 	for d in depends:
-		if spawn.find_executable(d) is None:
+		if shutil.which(d) is None:
 			print("Buddy, you gotta install " + d)
 			sys.exit()
 	return
@@ -134,6 +133,7 @@ def makeReport(startObj, outPath):
 		os.remove(startObj + '.temp1.nut')
 
 def main():
+	dependencies()
 	####init the stuff from the cli########
 	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parses QCTools XML files for frames beyond broadcast values")
 	parser.add_argument('-i','--input',dest='i',help="the path to the input video file")
@@ -164,6 +164,5 @@ def main():
 			startObj = startObj + ".temp1.nut"
 	makeReport(startObj,outPath)
 
-dependencies()
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	main()
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diff --git a/tests/test_makeqctoolsreport.py b/tests/test_makeqctoolsreport.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1ac327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_makeqctoolsreport.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import pytest
+from qct_parse import makeqctoolsreport
+
+def test_dependencies_found(monkeypatch):
+    # Simulate finding application by monkeypatching the which() command with a
+    # valid string
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        makeqctoolsreport.shutil,
+        'which',
+        lambda *path: path
+    )
+    assert makeqctoolsreport.dependencies() is None
+
+def test_dependencies_not_found_calls_system_exit(monkeypatch):
+    # Simulate not finding application
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        makeqctoolsreport.shutil,
+        'which',
+        lambda *path: None
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        makeqctoolsreport.dependencies()
diff --git a/tests/test_overcatch.py b/tests/test_overcatch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8422ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_overcatch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Note: This is currently an empy test suite and contains no actual tests.
+# Until tests are written, it still serves the purpose to see if the module can
+# be imported.
+
+from qct_parse import overcatch
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