diff --git a/media_gallery.info b/media_gallery.info
index c21ef79..3b43cc8 100755
--- a/media_gallery.info
+++ b/media_gallery.info
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ dependencies[] = number
 dependencies[] = media
 dependencies[] = taxonomy
 dependencies[] = multiform
+dependencies[] = menu
 
 files[] = media_gallery.module
 files[] = media_gallery.admin.inc
diff --git a/media_gallery.install b/media_gallery.install
index c3d7123..29d719d 100644
--- a/media_gallery.install
+++ b/media_gallery.install
@@ -112,33 +112,35 @@ function media_gallery_install() {
 /**
  * Implements hook_requirements().
  */
-function media_gallery_requirements() {
+function media_gallery_requirements($phase) {
   $requirements = array();
   $t = get_t();
 
-  $required_fields = _media_gallery_controlled_fields();
-  // In addition to the fields we control, we also need the standard field_tags
-  // that most sites will have gotten from their install profile.
-  $required_fields['field_tags'] = array('type' => 'taxonomy_term_reference');
-  
-  foreach ($required_fields as $field_name => $field_definition) {
-    $field = field_info_field($field_name);
-    // If the field doesn't exist, we will create it on install.
-    if (!$field) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    // Between Media Gallery beta2 and beta3, field definitions were changed
-    // from list_number to list_float, to keep up with Drupal core changes.
-    // list_update_7001() handles the updating of existing fields, but
-    // update.php checks all requirements prior to running any update function.
-    if ($field['type'] == 'list_number' && $field_definition['type'] == 'list_float') {
-      continue;
-    }
-    if ($field['type'] != $field_definition['type']) {
-      $requirements['existing_field_' . $field_name] = array(
-        'description' => $t("%field_name already exists and is not of type %type. Installation cannot continue. Please remove this field or change its type.", array('%field_name' => $field_name, '%type' => $field_definition['type'])),
-        'severity' => REQUIREMENT_ERROR,
-      );
+  if ($phase == 'runtime') {
+    $required_fields = _media_gallery_controlled_fields();
+    // In addition to the fields we control, we also need the standard field_tags
+    // that most sites will have gotten from their install profile.
+    $required_fields['field_tags'] = array('type' => 'taxonomy_term_reference');
+    
+    foreach ($required_fields as $field_name => $field_definition) {
+      $field = field_info_field($field_name);
+      // If the field doesn't exist, we will create it on install.
+      if (!$field) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      // Between Media Gallery beta2 and beta3, field definitions were changed
+      // from list_number to list_float, to keep up with Drupal core changes.
+      // list_update_7001() handles the updating of existing fields, but
+      // update.php checks all requirements prior to running any update function.
+      if ($field['type'] == 'list_number' && $field_definition['type'] == 'list_float') {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if ($field['type'] != $field_definition['type']) {
+        $requirements['existing_field_' . $field_name] = array(
+          'description' => $t("%field_name already exists and is not of type %type. Installation cannot continue. Please remove this field or change its type.", array('%field_name' => $field_name, '%type' => $field_definition['type'])),
+          'severity' => REQUIREMENT_ERROR,
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
   return $requirements;