diff --git a/src/FacetSource/FacetSourceDeriverBase.php b/src/FacetSource/FacetSourceDeriverBase.php
index 6dd69ce..bbef286 100644
--- a/src/FacetSource/FacetSourceDeriverBase.php
+++ b/src/FacetSource/FacetSourceDeriverBase.php
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ abstract class FacetSourceDeriverBase implements ContainerDeriverInterface {
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, $base_plugin_id) {
     $deriver = new static();
+    
+    if (!in_array('search_api', array_keys($container->get('module_handler')->getModuleList()))) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManager $entity_type_manager */
     $entity_type_manager = $container->get('entity_type.manager');