diff --git a/ci/travis/format.sh b/ci/travis/format.sh
index 87822610e..ce16097ef 100755
--- a/ci/travis/format.sh
+++ b/ci/travis/format.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ else
     echo "WARNING: clang-format is not installed!"
 fi
 
+if [[ $(flake8 --version) != *"flake8_quotes"* ]]; then
+    echo "WARNING: Ray uses flake8 with flake8_quotes. Might error without it. Install with: pip install flake8-quotes"
+fi
+
 SHELLCHECK_FLAGS=(
   --exclude=1090  # "Can't follow non-constant source. Use a directive to specify location."
   --exclude=1091  # "Not following {file} due to some error"