diff --git a/gns3server/modules/vmware/__init__.py b/gns3server/modules/vmware/__init__.py
index b79cbebf..b03dafab 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/vmware/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/vmware/__init__.py
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ class VMware(BaseManager):
             return
         else:
             if sys.platform.startswith("darwin"):
+                if not os.path.isdir("/Applications/VMware Fusion.app"):
+                    raise VMwareError("VMware Fusion is not installed")
                 return  # FIXME: no version checking on Mac OS X
 
             vmware_path = VMware._get_linux_vmware_binary()