diff --git a/core/utils.py b/core/utils.py
index aa454348..08e11d34 100644
--- a/core/utils.py
+++ b/core/utils.py
@@ -3,24 +3,23 @@
 from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals
 
 import datetime
+from functools import partial
 import os
-import platform
 import re
 import shutil
 import socket
 import stat
 import struct
 import time
-from functools import partial
 
+from babelfish import Language
 import beets
 import guessit
 import linktastic
-import requests
-import subliminal
-from babelfish import Language
 from qbittorrent import Client as qBittorrentClient
+import requests
 from six import text_type
+import subliminal
 from synchronousdeluge.client import DelugeClient
 from transmissionrpc.client import Client as TransmissionClient
 from utorrent.client import UTorrentClient
@@ -28,6 +27,20 @@ from utorrent.client import UTorrentClient
 import core
 from core import extractor, logger, main_db
 
+try:
+    from win32event import CreateMutex
+    from win32api import CloseHandle, GetLastError
+    from winerror import ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
+except ImportError:
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        raise
+
+try:
+    import jaraco
+except ImportError:
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        raise
+
 requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings()
 
 # Monkey Patch shutil.copyfileobj() to adjust the buffer length to 512KB rather than 4KB
@@ -285,7 +298,6 @@ def replace_links(link):
     n = 0
     target = link
     if os.name == 'nt':
-        import jaraco
         if not jaraco.windows.filesystem.islink(link):
             logger.debug('{0} is not a link'.format(link))
             return
@@ -1302,7 +1314,7 @@ class RunningProcess(object):
     """ Limits application to single instance """
 
     def __init__(self):
-        if platform.system() == 'Windows':
+        if os.name == 'nt':
             self.process = WindowsProcess()
         else:
             self.process = PosixProcess()
@@ -1318,20 +1330,10 @@ class WindowsProcess(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.mutex = None
         self.mutexname = "nzbtomedia_{pid}".format(pid=core.PID_FILE.replace('\\', '/'))  # {D0E858DF-985E-4907-B7FB-8D732C3FC3B9}"
-        if platform.system() == 'Windows':
-            try:
-                from win32.win32event import CreateMutex
-                from win32.win32api import CloseHandle, GetLastError
-                from win32.lib.winerror import ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
-            except ImportError:
-                from win32event import CreateMutex
-                from win32api import CloseHandle, GetLastError
-                from winerror import ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
-
-            self.CreateMutex = CreateMutex
-            self.CloseHandle = CloseHandle
-            self.GetLastError = GetLastError
-            self.ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS = ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
+        self.CreateMutex = CreateMutex
+        self.CloseHandle = CloseHandle
+        self.GetLastError = GetLastError
+        self.ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS = ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
 
     def alreadyrunning(self):
         self.mutex = self.CreateMutex(None, 0, self.mutexname)
diff --git a/tests/general.py b/tests/general.py
index 3736e772..8692d430 100755
--- a/tests/general.py
+++ b/tests/general.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python2
 from __future__ import print_function
 
+from babelfish import Language
 import guessit
 import requests
+import subliminal
 
 import core
 from core import transcoder
@@ -38,7 +40,6 @@ if server_responding("http://127.0.0.1:8085"):
 if server_responding("http://127.0.0.1:8090"):
     print("Mylar Running")
 
-from babelfish import Language
 lan = 'pt'
 lan = Language.fromalpha2(lan)
 print(lan.alpha3)
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ if guess:
     results = r.json()
     print(results)
 
-import subliminal
 subliminal.region.configure('dogpile.cache.dbm', arguments={'filename': 'cachefile.dbm'})
 languages = set()
 languages.add(lan)