diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1072767..803aa7b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@ import shutil
 
 requires = ['PIL']
 
+
+try:
+    from setuptools import setup
+    kw = {'zip_safe': False,
+          'install_requires': requires
+          }
+except ImportError:
+    from distutils.core import setup
+    kw = {'requires': requires}
+
+
+
+
 setup(
     name='Stegano',
     version='0.4',
@@ -18,6 +31,7 @@ setup(
     platforms = ['Linux'],
     license='COPYING',
     description='A Python Steganography module.',
+    **kw
 )
 
 print "Installing binaries"
@@ -28,4 +42,4 @@ shutil.copy2("./bin/slsb", "/bin/slsb")
 shutil.copymode("./bin/slsb", "/bin/slsb")
 
 shutil.copy2("./bin/steganalysis-parity", "/bin/steganalysis-parity")
-shutil.copymode("./bin/steganalysis-parity", "/bin/steganalysis-parity")
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+shutil.copymode("./bin/steganalysis-parity", "/bin/steganalysis-parity")