diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 0985535..e1fa88b 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,24 @@
 # install.sh
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
+printf "\nMeshing Around Installer\n"
+
+
 # add user to groups for serial access
+printf "\nAdding user to dialout and tty groups for serial access\n"
 sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER
 sudo usermod -a -G tty $USER
 
+# check for pip
+if ! command -v pip &> /dev/null
+then
+    printf "pip not found, please install pip with your OS\n"
+    printf "sudo apt-get install python3-pip"
+    exit 1
+else
+    printf "python pip found\n"
+fi
+
 # generate config file, check if it exists
 if [ -f config.ini ]; then
     printf "\nConfig file already exists, moving to backup config.old\n"