diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index 0f49ac6..85ff56c 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -59,7 +59,16 @@ if (opts.perf.profile && process.execArgv.indexOf('--prof') === -1) {
   return;
 }
 
-var Promise = require('bluebird');
+try {
+  var Promise = require('bluebird');
+} catch (e) {
+  if (e instanceof ReferenceError) {
+    global.Promise = require('bluebird');
+  } else {
+    throw e;
+  }
+}
+
 var fs = Promise.promisifyAll(require('fs'));
 
 var blessed = require('base-widget').blessed;