diff --git a/apk-anal.py b/apk-anal.py
index 09e5824..792bad6 100644
--- a/apk-anal.py
+++ b/apk-anal.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def print_results(analysis_results,messages,r2p):
 if not apktool:
     apktool = args.apktool
 
-if not apktool or not os.path.isfile(apktool):
+if (not apktool or not os.path.isfile(apktool)) and not args.dex:
     print("[!] Apktool not found. Please adjust path in script or provide it with --apktool")
     exit(1)