diff --git a/lib/future/backports/urllib/request.py b/lib/future/backports/urllib/request.py
index baee5401..f6646096 100644
--- a/lib/future/backports/urllib/request.py
+++ b/lib/future/backports/urllib/request.py
@@ -2498,7 +2498,17 @@ def _proxy_bypass_macosx_sysconf(host, proxy_settings):
 
 
 if sys.platform == 'darwin':
-    from _scproxy import _get_proxy_settings, _get_proxies
+    try:
+        from _scproxy import _get_proxy_settings, _get_proxies
+    except Exception as e:
+        from platformcode import logger
+        logger.error(str(e))
+
+        def _get_proxy_settings():
+            return {}
+
+        def _get_proxies():
+            return {}
 
     def proxy_bypass_macosx_sysconf(host):
         proxy_settings = _get_proxy_settings()