diff --git a/py4DSTEM/braggvectors/diskdetection.py b/py4DSTEM/braggvectors/diskdetection.py
index a66ff62ea..500dbd2e9 100644
--- a/py4DSTEM/braggvectors/diskdetection.py
+++ b/py4DSTEM/braggvectors/diskdetection.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from scipy.ndimage import gaussian_filter
 
 from emdfile import tqdmnd
+from py4DSTEM import is_package_lite
 from py4DSTEM.braggvectors.braggvectors import BraggVectors
 from py4DSTEM.data import QPoints
 from py4DSTEM.datacube import DataCube
@@ -13,8 +14,9 @@
 
 try:
     from py4DSTEM.braggvectors.diskdetection_aiml import find_Bragg_disks_aiml
-except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
-    pass
+except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError) as exc:
+    if not is_package_lite:
+        raise exc
 
 
 def find_Bragg_disks(
diff --git a/py4DSTEM/io/filereaders/__init__.py b/py4DSTEM/io/filereaders/__init__.py
index 372275f11..4b89175a7 100644
--- a/py4DSTEM/io/filereaders/__init__.py
+++ b/py4DSTEM/io/filereaders/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+from py4DSTEM import is_package_lite
+from py4DSTEM.io.filereaders.empad import read_empad
 from py4DSTEM.io.filereaders.read_dm import read_dm
 from py4DSTEM.io.filereaders.read_K2 import read_gatan_K2_bin
-from py4DSTEM.io.filereaders.empad import read_empad
 from py4DSTEM.io.filereaders.read_mib import load_mib
 
 try:
     from py4DSTEM.io.filereaders.read_arina import read_arina
-except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
-    pass
+except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError) as exc:
+    if not is_package_lite:
+        raise exc
 from py4DSTEM.io.filereaders.read_abTEM import read_abTEM
diff --git a/py4DSTEM/process/__init__.py b/py4DSTEM/process/__init__.py
index b04451913..6d7d36b28 100644
--- a/py4DSTEM/process/__init__.py
+++ b/py4DSTEM/process/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from py4DSTEM import is_package_lite
 from py4DSTEM.process.polar import PolarDatacube
 from py4DSTEM.process.strain.strain import StrainMap
 
@@ -7,11 +8,14 @@
 
 try:
     from py4DSTEM.process import classification
-except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
-    pass
+except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError) as exc:
+    if not is_package_lite:
+        raise exc
+
 from py4DSTEM.process import diffraction
 
 try:
     from py4DSTEM.process import wholepatternfit
-except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
-    pass
+except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError) as exc:
+    if not is_package_lite:
+        raise exc
diff --git a/py4DSTEM/process/phase/__init__.py b/py4DSTEM/process/phase/__init__.py
index 927e5a08a..68dac8989 100644
--- a/py4DSTEM/process/phase/__init__.py
+++ b/py4DSTEM/process/phase/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 _emd_hook = True
 
+from py4DSTEM import is_package_lite
 from py4DSTEM.process.phase.dpc import DPC
 from py4DSTEM.process.phase.magnetic_ptychographic_tomography import MagneticPtychographicTomography
 from py4DSTEM.process.phase.magnetic_ptychography import MagneticPtychography
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@
 from py4DSTEM.process.phase.singleslice_ptychography import SingleslicePtychography
 try:
     from py4DSTEM.process.phase.parameter_optimize import OptimizationParameter, PtychographyOptimizer
-except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
-    pass
+except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError) as exc:
+    if not is_package_lite:
+        raise exc
 
 # fmt: on
diff --git a/py4DSTEM/utils/configuration_checker.py b/py4DSTEM/utils/configuration_checker.py
index cbdbd2881..2d292618e 100644
--- a/py4DSTEM/utils/configuration_checker.py
+++ b/py4DSTEM/utils/configuration_checker.py
@@ -5,8 +5,19 @@
 import re
 from importlib.util import find_spec
 
+from py4DSTEM import is_package_lite
+
 # need a mapping of pypi/conda names to import names
-import_mapping_dict = {}
+import_mapping_dict = (
+    {}
+    if is_package_lite
+    else {
+        "scikit-image": "skimage",
+        "scikit-learn": "sklearn",
+        "scikit-optimize": "skopt",
+        "mp-api": "mp_api",
+    }
+)
 
 
 # programatically get all possible requirements in the import name style
@@ -84,7 +95,7 @@ def get_modules_dict():
 
 # module_depenencies = get_modules_dict()
 # modules = get_modules_list()
-modules = []
+modules = [] if is_package_lite else get_modules_list()
 
 
 #### Class and Functions to Create Coloured Strings ####
@@ -522,7 +533,13 @@ def print_no_extra_checks(m: str):
 
 
 # dict of extra check functions
-funcs_dict = {}
+funcs_dict = (
+    {}
+    if is_package_lite
+    else {
+        "cupy": check_cupy_gpu,
+    }
+)
 
 
 #### main function used to check the configuration of the installation