diff --git a/lib/foreman/cli.rb b/lib/foreman/cli.rb
index d94205b..81aa59a 100644
--- a/lib/foreman/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/foreman/cli.rb
@@ -47,10 +47,13 @@ class Foreman::CLI < Thor
     check_procfile!
 
     begin
+      require "foreman/export/#{ format.tr('-', '_') }"
       classy_format = classify(format)
       formatter     = constantize("Foreman::Export::#{ classy_format }")
     rescue NameError => ex
       error "Unknown export format: #{format} (no class Foreman::Export::#{ classy_format })."
+    rescue LoadError => ex
+      error "Unknown export format: #{format} (unable to load file 'foreman/export/#{ format.tr('-', '_') }')."
     end
 
     formatter.new(engine, options).export(location)
diff --git a/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb b/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb
index ebe783c..2800437 100644
--- a/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe "Foreman::CLI", :fakefs do
 
       describe "with an invalid formatter" do
         it "prints an error" do
-          mock_error(subject, "Unknown export format: invalidformatter.") do
+          mock_error(subject, "Unknown export format: invalidformatter (unable to load file 'foreman/export/invalidformatter').") do
             subject.export("invalidformatter")
           end
         end