diff --git a/visualdl/component/graph/exporter.py b/visualdl/component/graph/exporter.py
index bd6d3e25..c04fdadb 100644
--- a/visualdl/component/graph/exporter.py
+++ b/visualdl/component/graph/exporter.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import json
 import os
 import tempfile
-import paddle
 
 from .graph_component import analyse_model
 from .graph_component import analyse_pir
@@ -24,6 +23,13 @@
 
 
 def translate_graph(model, input_spec, verbose=True, **kwargs):
+    try:
+        import paddle
+    except Exception:
+        print("Paddlepaddle is required to use add_graph interface.\n\
+              Please refer to \
+              https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/install/quick?docurl=/documentation/docs/zh/install/pip/linux-pip.html\
+              to install paddlepaddle.")
     is_pir = kwargs.get('is_pir', False)
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
         if (not is_pir):
diff --git a/visualdl/component/graph/graph_component.py b/visualdl/component/graph/graph_component.py
index d432e8fe..775da25c 100644
--- a/visualdl/component/graph/graph_component.py
+++ b/visualdl/component/graph/graph_component.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import os.path
 import pathlib
 import re
-import paddle
 
 from . import utils
 
@@ -444,9 +443,16 @@ def safe_get_persistable(op):
 
 
 def get_sub_ops(op, op_name, all_ops, all_vars):
+    try:
+        from paddle.utils.unique_name import generate
+    except Exception:
+        print("Paddlepaddle is required to use add_graph interface.\n\
+              Please refer to \
+              https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/install/quick?docurl=/documentation/docs/zh/install/pip/linux-pip.html\
+              to install paddlepaddle.")
     for sub_block in op.blocks():
         for sub_op in sub_block.ops:
-            sub_op_name0 = paddle.utils.unique_name.generate(sub_op.name())
+            sub_op_name0 = generate(sub_op.name())
             sub_op_name = op_name + '/' + sub_op_name0
             all_ops[sub_op_name] = {}
             all_ops[sub_op_name]['name'] = sub_op_name
@@ -561,7 +567,13 @@ def update_node_connections(all_vars, all_ops):
 
 
 def analyse_pir(program):
-    from paddle.utils.unique_name import generate
+    try:
+        from paddle.utils.unique_name import generate
+    except Exception:
+        print("Paddlepaddle is required to use add_graph interface.\n\
+              Please refer to \
+              https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/install/quick?docurl=/documentation/docs/zh/install/pip/linux-pip.html\
+              to install paddlepaddle.")
 
     all_ops = {}
     all_vars = {}
diff --git a/visualdl/reader/graph_reader.py b/visualdl/reader/graph_reader.py
index e1b1df83..4e8035bd 100644
--- a/visualdl/reader/graph_reader.py
+++ b/visualdl/reader/graph_reader.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 from visualdl.component.graph import analyse_pir
 from visualdl.component.graph import Model
 from visualdl.io import bfile
-from paddle.jit import load
 
 
 def is_VDLGraph_file(path):
@@ -140,6 +139,13 @@ def get_graph(self,
             if 'pdmodel' in self.walks[run]:
                 graph_model = Model(analyse_model(data))
             elif 'json' in self.walks[run]:
+                try:
+                    from paddle.jit import load
+                except Exception:
+                    print("Paddlepaddle is required to load json file.\n\
+                        Please refer to \
+                        https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/install/quick?docurl=/documentation/docs/zh/install/pip/linux-pip.html\
+                        to install paddlepaddle.")
                 json_object = json.loads(data)
                 with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
                     with open(os.path.join(tmp, 'temp.json'), 'w') as json_file:
@@ -174,6 +180,13 @@ def search_graph_node(self, run, nodeid, keep_state=False, is_node=True):
             if 'pdmodel' in self.walks[run]:
                 graph_model = Model(analyse_model(data))
             elif 'json' in self.walks[run]:
+                try:
+                    from paddle.jit import load
+                except Exception:
+                    print("Paddlepaddle is required to load json file.\n\
+                        Please refer to \
+                        https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/install/quick?docurl=/documentation/docs/zh/install/pip/linux-pip.html\
+                        to install paddlepaddle.")
                 json_object = json.loads(data)
                 with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
                     with open(os.path.join(tmp, 'temp.json'), 'w') as json_file:
@@ -202,6 +215,13 @@ def get_all_nodes(self, run):
             if 'pdmodel' in self.walks[run]:
                 graph_model = Model(analyse_model(data))
             elif 'json' in self.walks[run]:
+                try:
+                    from paddle.jit import load
+                except Exception:
+                    print("Paddlepaddle is required to load json file.\n\
+                        Please refer to \
+                        https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/install/quick?docurl=/documentation/docs/zh/install/pip/linux-pip.html\
+                        to install paddlepaddle.")
                 json_object = json.loads(data)
                 with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
                     with open(os.path.join(tmp, 'temp.json'), 'w') as json_file:
@@ -241,6 +261,13 @@ def set_input_graph(self, content, file_type='pdmodel'):
             self.graph_buffer['manual_input_model'] = Model(data)
 
         elif file_type == 'json':
+            try:
+                from paddle.jit import load
+            except Exception:
+                print("Paddlepaddle is required to load json file.\n\
+                    Please refer to \
+                    https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/install/quick?docurl=/documentation/docs/zh/install/pip/linux-pip.html\
+                    to install paddlepaddle.")
             json_object = json.loads(content)
             with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
                 with open(os.path.join(tmp, 'temp.json'), 'w') as json_file: