diff --git a/browbeat/elastic.py b/browbeat/elastic.py
index a9daa5b31..ae9866f77 100644
--- a/browbeat/elastic.py
+++ b/browbeat/elastic.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from collections import deque
 import datetime
 import json
 import logging
-import numpy
 import os
 import re
 import sys
@@ -181,6 +180,7 @@ class Elastic(object):
     """
 
     def summarize_results(self, data, combined):
+        import numpy
         summary = {}
         if combined:
             if len(data) > 1:
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ class Elastic(object):
     """
 
     def compare_rally_results(self, data, uuids, combined, metadata=None):
+        import numpy
         missing = []
         if len(data) < 2:
             self.logger.error("Not enough data to compare")
@@ -350,6 +351,7 @@ class Elastic(object):
     """
 
     def get_result_data(self, index, browbeat_uuid):
+        import numpy
         results = []
         data = []
         metadata = {}
diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst
index 0a814a4fa..e73dc07f7 100644
--- a/doc/source/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/usage.rst
@@ -364,6 +364,16 @@ Compare performance of two different runs
 Using the CLI the user can determine, run to run performance differences. This is a good tool for spot checking performance of an OpenStack
 release.
 
+You'll need to install extra dependencies for browbeat insights, which will
+provide additional modules needed for providing insights.
+
+To install :
+
+::
+
+    $ source browbeat/.browbeat-venv/bin/activate
+    $ pip install .[insights]
+
 To use :
 
 ::
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3ab40f46a..a4686e9c2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # to avoid dependency conflicts, try to use ranges, eventually banning a
 # buggy minor version (!=) or capping (<) once you have proof it breaks.
 ansible>=2.4.1
-numpy
 elasticsearch
 grafyaml>=0.0.7
 openstacksdk
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 99240e514..542a91cd0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -45,3 +45,7 @@ universal = 1
 [pbr]
 skip_authors = True
 skip_changelog = True
+
+[extras]
+insights =
+    numpy
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 74f6f956b..5a2eb76dd 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 minversion = 2.0
-envlist = py27,py35,py36,linters,dist
+envlist = py27,py35,py36,linters,dist,insights
 skipsdist = True
 
 [testenv]
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ commands = python setup.py test
 # py3 linters are able to stop more than py2 ones
 basepython = python3
 whitelist_externals = bash
+extras = insights
 commands =
   {[testenv:pep8]commands}
   bash -c "cd ansible; find . -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -print0 | xargs -t -n1 -0 \
@@ -35,6 +36,12 @@ commands =
   python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
   python -m twine check dist/*
 
+[testenv:insights]
+commands =
+  pip check
+  pip install .[insights]
+  pip check
+
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands = flake8 {posargs}