diff --git a/hubconf.py b/hubconf.py
index bca8829..145be41 100644
--- a/hubconf.py
+++ b/hubconf.py
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ def silero_vad(onnx=False, force_onnx_cpu=False):
     Please see https://github.com/snakers4/silero-vad for usage examples
     """
 
-    installed_version = torch.__version__
-    supported_version = '1.12.0'
-
-    if versiontuple(installed_version) < versiontuple(supported_version):
-        raise Exception(f'Please install torch {supported_version} or greater ({installed_version} installed)')
+    if not onnx:
+        installed_version = torch.__version__
+        supported_version = '1.12.0'
+        if versiontuple(installed_version) < versiontuple(supported_version):
+            raise Exception(f'Please install torch {supported_version} or greater ({installed_version} installed)')
 
     hub_dir = torch.hub.get_dir()
     if onnx: