diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f952889..6f72014 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -193,5 +193,3 @@ pip-selfcheck.json
 # http://iamzed.com/2009/05/07/a-primer-on-virtualenv/
 
 # End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/ansible,python,venv,virtualenv
-
-!test/lib/ansible_test/data/requirements/
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/netbird.py b/plugins/inventory/netbird.py
index f5db27c..f0a963a 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/netbird.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/netbird.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSE or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 DOCUMENTATION = r"""
@@ -66,17 +67,19 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r"""
 
 EXAMPLES = r"""
 """
+
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
-# TODO: Re-enable if necessary
-# , AnsibleParserError
-from ansible.utils.display import Display
+
 from ansible.plugins.inventory import BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable, Cacheable
 
 # Specific for the NetbirdAPI Class
-import requests
+try:
+    import requests
 # import json
-
-display = Display()
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_NETBIRD_API_LIBS = False
+else:
+    HAS_NETBIRD_API_LIBS = True
 
 
 class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable, Cacheable):
@@ -85,19 +88,19 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable, Cacheable):
     def _build_client(self, loader):
         """Build the Netbird API Client"""
 
-        access_token = self.get_option('api_key')
+        api_key = self.get_option('api_key')
         api_url = self.get_option('api_url')
         if self.templar.is_template(access_token):
             access_token = self.templar.template(access_token)
         if self.templar.is_template(api_url):
             api_url = self.templar.template(api_url)
 
-        if access_token is None:
+        if api_key is None:
             raise AnsibleError("Could not retrieve the Netbird API Key from the configuration sources.")
         if api_url is None:
             raise AnsibleError("Could not retrieve the Netbird API URL from the configuration sources.")
 
-        self.client = NetbirdApi(access_token, api_url)
+        self.client = NetbirdApi(api_key, api_url)
 
     def _get_peer_inventory(self):
         """Get the inventory from the Netbird API"""
@@ -106,6 +109,9 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable, Cacheable):
     def parse(self, inventory, loader, path, cache=True):
         """Dynamically parse the inventory from the Netbird API"""
         super(InventoryModule, self).parse(inventory, loader, path)
+        if not HAS_NETBIRD_API_LIBS:
+            raise AnsibleError("the Netbird Dynamic inventory requires Requests.")
+
         self.peers = None
 
         self._read_config_data(path)
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/data/requirements/sanity.import-plugins.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/data/requirements/sanity.import-plugins.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 661d8e7..0000000
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/data/requirements/sanity.import-plugins.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-ansible>=9.2.0
-cffi==1.16.0
-cryptography==42.0.2
-Jinja2==3.1.3
-MarkupSafe==2.1.5
-packaging==23.2
-pycparser==2.21
-PyYAML==6.0.1
-requests>=2.31.0
-resolvelib==1.0.1
-pytest==8.0.0
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_netbird.py b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_netbird.py
index 3bc96ee..41c7fee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_netbird.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_netbird.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def inventory():
 
 def test_missing_access_token_lookup(inventory):
     loader = DataLoader()
-    inventory._options = {'api_key': None}
+    inventory._options = {'api_key': None, 'api_url': None}
     with pytest.raises(AnsibleError) as error_message:
         inventory._build_client(loader)
         assert 'Could not retrieve Netbird access token' in error_message