diff --git a/20231103_01_fakekitten_2_upload_anything_amazon_photos_01.jpeg b/20231103_01_fakekitten_2_upload_anything_amazon_photos_01.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37068db
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diff --git a/FakeKitten.sh b/FakeKitten.sh
index 74fffa6..2212f88 100755
--- a/FakeKitten.sh
+++ b/FakeKitten.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ] || [[ $2 != "encode" && $2 != "decode" && $2 != "e
 	exit
 fi
 
+# check for prerequisites:
+if ! [ -x "$(command -v convert)" ]; then
+  echo 'Error: convert (part of the imagemagick suite) is not installed.' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ $2 = "encode_enc" ] || [ $(echo $1 | cut -d "_" -f1) = "FakeKittenENC" ]; then
+	if ! [ -x "$(command -v gpg)" ]; then
+	  echo 'Error: gpg is not installed, it is needed for encryption/decryption' >&2
+	  exit 1
+	fi
+fi
 
 if [ $2 = "encode" ] || [ $2 = "encode_enc" ]; then
         imagejpg="random.jpg"