diff --git a/contrib/DS_Starter/77_SMAEM.pm b/contrib/DS_Starter/77_SMAEM.pm
index d880d7d2d..52c6450bd 100644
--- a/contrib/DS_Starter/77_SMAEM.pm
+++ b/contrib/DS_Starter/77_SMAEM.pm
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use bignum;
 use IO::Socket::Multicast;
-eval "use IO::Interface;1";
+eval "use IO::Interface;1" or my $IOInterfaceAbsent = 1;
 use Blocking;
 eval "use FHEM::Meta;1" or my $modMetaAbsent = 1;
 
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ sub SMAEM_Define ($$) {
   
   $hash->{HELPER}{MODMETAABSENT} = 1 if($modMetaAbsent);                         # Modul Meta.pm nicht vorhanden
   
+  Log3($name, 3, "$name - The perl module \"IO::Interface\" is missing. You should install it.") if($IOInterfaceAbsent);
+  
   # Versionsinformationen setzen
   SMAEM_setVersionInfo($hash);
   
@@ -1352,6 +1354,7 @@ return;
         "Blocking": 0      
       },
       "recommends": {
+	    "IO::Interface": 0,
         "FHEM::Meta": 0
       },
       "suggests": {