diff --git a/odata_query/ast.py b/odata_query/ast.py
index 1189aaf..0e268d5 100644
--- a/odata_query/ast.py
+++ b/odata_query/ast.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Identifier(_Node):
     namespace: Tuple[str, ...] = field(default_factory=tuple)
 
     def full_name(self):
-        return '.'.join(self.namespace + (self.name,))
+        return ".".join(self.namespace + (self.name,))
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ class NamedParam(_Node):
     name: Identifier
     param: _Node
 
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class Call(_Node):
     func: Identifier
diff --git a/odata_query/django/django_q.py b/odata_query/django/django_q.py
index 4a5259e..3d0ab01 100644
--- a/odata_query/django/django_q.py
+++ b/odata_query/django/django_q.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import operator
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Type, Union
 from uuid import UUID
 
@@ -17,8 +18,16 @@
 )
 from django.db.models.expressions import Expression
 
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry
-from django.contrib.gis.db.models import functions as gis_functions
+try:
+    # Django gis requires system level libraries, which not every user needs.
+    from django.contrib.gis.db.models import functions as gis_functions
+    from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry
+
+    _gis_error = None
+except Exception as e:
+    gis_functions = None
+    GEOSGeometry = None
+    _gis_error = e
 
 from odata_query import ast, exceptions as ex, typing, utils, visitor
 
@@ -43,6 +52,15 @@
 }
 
 
+@contextmanager
+def requires_gis(*args, **kwargs):
+    if not gis_functions:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "Cannot use geography functions because GeoDjango failed to load."
+        ) from _gis_error
+    yield
+
+
 class AstToDjangoQVisitor(visitor.NodeVisitor):
     """
     :class:`NodeVisitor` that transforms an :term:`AST` into a Django Q
@@ -258,7 +276,7 @@ def visit_UnaryOp(self, node: ast.UnaryOp) -> str:
     def visit_Call(self, node: ast.Call) -> Union[Expression, Q]:
         ":meta private:"
 
-        func_name = node.func.full_name().replace('.', '__')
+        func_name = node.func.full_name().replace(".", "__")
 
         try:
             q_gen = getattr(self, "djangofunc_" + func_name.lower())
@@ -317,12 +335,15 @@ def visit_CollectionLambda(self, node: ast.CollectionLambda) -> Q:
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    @requires_gis
     def djangofunc_geo__intersects(self, a, b):
-        return Q(**{a.name + '__' + 'intersects': GEOSGeometry(b.wkt())})
+        return Q(**{a.name + "__" + "intersects": GEOSGeometry(b.wkt())})
 
+    @requires_gis
     def djangofunc_geo__distance(self, a, b):
         return gis_functions.Distance(a.name, GEOSGeometry(b.wkt()))
 
+    @requires_gis
     def djangofunc_geo__length(self, a):
         return gis_functions.Length(a.name)
 
diff --git a/odata_query/grammar.py b/odata_query/grammar.py
index 70e8d6d..3f88cbc 100644
--- a/odata_query/grammar.py
+++ b/odata_query/grammar.py
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ def _function_call(self, func: ast.Identifier, args: List[ast._Node]):
 
         func_name = func.full_name()
 
-        if func.namespace in ((), ('geo',)):
+        if func.namespace in ((), ("geo",)):
             try:
                 n_args_exp = ODATA_FUNCTIONS[func_name]
             except KeyError: