diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
index 1846ed8..a62bf21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests for ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         run: |
           python -m pytest -vv
+      - name: Install matplotlib
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install matplotlib
+      - name: Run tests with matplotlib for ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        run: |
+          python -m pytest -vv
 
   build-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 2541773..e0c25be 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 sphinx
-matplotlib
 wheel==0.37.1
 pytest==7.1.3
 beautifulsoup4==4.11.1
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 5bfb0f2..83e6de9 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ furo==2022.9.29
 sphinx==5.2.3
 sphinx-design
 ./
+matplotlib
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1799775..45b707b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://github.com/wpilibsuite/sphinxext-opengraph",
     license="LICENSE.md",
-    install_requires=["sphinx>=4.0", "matplotlib"],
+    install_requires=["sphinx>=4.0"],
     packages=["sphinxext/opengraph"],
     include_package_data=True,
     package_data={"sphinxext.opengraph": ["sphinxext/opengraph/_static/*"]},
diff --git a/sphinxext/opengraph/__init__.py b/sphinxext/opengraph/__init__.py
index 5d52cb9..66bfbdc 100644
--- a/sphinxext/opengraph/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinxext/opengraph/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@
 from .descriptionparser import get_description
 from .metaparser import get_meta_description
 from .titleparser import get_title
-from .socialcards import create_social_card, DEFAULT_SOCIAL_CONFIG
+
+try:
+    import matplotlib
+except ImportError:
+    print("matplotlib is not installed, social cards will not be generated")
+    create_social_card = None
+    DEFAULT_SOCIAL_CONFIG = {}
+else:
+    from .socialcards import create_social_card, DEFAULT_SOCIAL_CONFIG
 
 import os
 
@@ -139,6 +147,7 @@ def get_tags(
     if (
         not (image_url or ogp_use_first_image)
         and config_social.get("enable") is not False
+        and create_social_card is not None
     ):
         # Description
         description_max_length = config_social.get(
diff --git a/tests/test_options.py b/tests/test_options.py
index acaf74f..5d0809a 100644
--- a/tests/test_options.py
+++ b/tests/test_options.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_meta_name_description(meta_tags):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx("html", testroot="meta-name-description-manual-description")
-def test_meta_name_description(meta_tags):
+def test_meta_name_manual_description(meta_tags):
     og_description = get_tag_content(meta_tags, "description")
     description = get_meta_description(meta_tags)
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def test_meta_name_description(meta_tags):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx("html", testroot="meta-name-description-manual-og-description")
-def test_meta_name_description(meta_tags):
+def test_meta_name_manual_og_description(meta_tags):
     og_description = get_tag_content(meta_tags, "description")
     description = get_meta_description(meta_tags)
 
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ def test_image_alt(og_meta_tags):
 @pytest.mark.sphinx("html", testroot="simple")
 def test_image_social_cards(meta_tags):
     """Social cards should automatically be added if no og:image is given."""
+    pytest.importorskip("matplotlib")
     # Asserting `in` instead of `==` because of the hash that is generated
     assert (
         "http://example.org/en/latest/_images/social_previews/summary_index"