diff --git a/csync/tests/ownCloud/t6.pl b/csync/tests/ownCloud/t6.pl
index 71ea39698..5e456112f 100755
--- a/csync/tests/ownCloud/t6.pl
+++ b/csync/tests/ownCloud/t6.pl
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ use strict;
 
 print "Hello, this is t6, a tester for csync with ownCloud.\n";
 
+# Checking CURL is installed to avoid misleading errors later...
+system(("curl", "--help", ">", "/dev/null"));
+if ($? != 0) {
+   print "CURL is needed for this script, aborting with error\n";
+   exit 1;
+}
+
 initTesting();
 
 sub createPostUpdateScript($)