diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8e7f39c..5f3603f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ def get_abs_path(pathname):
     install_requires=[
         "flake8 >= 2.0.0",
         "setuptools >= 10.0.0",
-        "tomli>=1.2.1; python_version < '3.11'",
+        "toml >= 0.7.1; python_version < '3.0'",
+        "tomli >= 1.2.1; python_version >= '3.0' and python_version < '3.11'",
     ],
     setup_requires=["pytest-runner"],
     tests_require=["mock", "pytest"],
diff --git a/src/flake8_requirements/checker.py b/src/flake8_requirements/checker.py
index 4bb84e0..86dfec8 100644
--- a/src/flake8_requirements/checker.py
+++ b/src/flake8_requirements/checker.py
@@ -12,17 +12,20 @@
 from pkg_resources import parse_requirements
 from pkg_resources import yield_lines
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    import tomllib
-else:
-    import tomli as tomllib
+try:
+    if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+        import tomllib
+    else:
+        import tomli as tomllib
+except ImportError:
+    import toml as tomllib
 
 from .modules import KNOWN_3RD_PARTIES
 from .modules import STDLIB_PY2
 from .modules import STDLIB_PY3
 
 # NOTE: Changing this number will alter package version as well.
-__version__ = "1.7.8"
+__version__ = "1.7.9"
 __license__ = "MIT"
 
 LOG = getLogger('flake8.plugin.requirements')
@@ -557,7 +560,7 @@ def get_pyproject_toml(cls):
         try:
             with open(pyproject_config_path, mode="rb") as f:
                 return tomllib.load(f)
-        except (IOError, tomllib.TOMLDecodeError) as e:
+        except Exception as e:
             LOG.debug("Couldn't load project setup: %s", e)
             return {}