diff --git a/ralph_import.sh b/ralph_import.sh
index eb98e64..13a2f4b 100755
--- a/ralph_import.sh
+++ b/ralph_import.sh
@@ -273,9 +273,13 @@ check_dependencies() {
         log "ERROR" "Ralph not installed. Run ./install.sh first"
         exit 1
     fi
-    
-    if ! npx @anthropic/claude-code --version &> /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        log "WARN" "Claude Code CLI not found. It will be downloaded when first used."
+
+    if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
+        log "WARN" "jq not found. Install it (brew install jq | sudo apt-get install jq | choco install jq) for faster JSON parsing."
+    fi
+
+    if ! command -v "$CLAUDE_CODE_CMD" &> /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        log "WARN" "Claude Code CLI ($CLAUDE_CODE_CMD) not found. It will be downloaded when first used."
     fi
 }