diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-ipython/patches/split-pkg.patch b/srcpkgs/python-ipython/patches/split-pkg.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e5746f4f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-ipython/patches/split-pkg.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Description: don't fail startup if ipython-notebook is not installed
+ e.g. ipython locate triggers this code but doesn't need the notebook css files
+--- IPython/core/profiledir.py
++++ IPython/core/profiledir.py
+@@ -173,15 +173,18 @@ class ProfileDir(LoggingConfigurable):
+         self._mkdir(self.static_dir)
+         custom = os.path.join(self.static_dir, 'custom')
+         self._mkdir(custom)
+-        from IPython.html import DEFAULT_STATIC_FILES_PATH
+-        for fname in ('custom.js', 'custom.css'):
+-            src = os.path.join(DEFAULT_STATIC_FILES_PATH, 'custom', fname)
+-            dest = os.path.join(custom, fname)
+-            if not os.path.exists(src):
+-                self.log.warn("Could not copy default file to static dir. Source file %s does not exist.", src)
+-                continue
+-            if not os.path.exists(dest):
+-                shutil.copy(src, dest)
++        try:
++            from IPython.html import DEFAULT_STATIC_FILES_PATH
++            for fname in ('custom.js', 'custom.css'):
++                src = os.path.join(DEFAULT_STATIC_FILES_PATH, 'custom', fname)
++                dest = os.path.join(custom, fname)
++                if not os.path.exists(src):
++                    self.log.warn("Could not copy default file to static dir. Source file %s does not exist.", src)
++                    continue
++                if not os.path.exists(dest):
++                    shutil.copy(src, dest)
++        except ImportError:
++            pass # ipython-notebook not installed
+
+     def check_dirs(self):
+         self.check_security_dir()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-ipython/template b/srcpkgs/python-ipython/template
index fe25fce8bd0..24ef9296a47 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-ipython/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-ipython/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python-ipython'
 pkgname=python-ipython
 version=3.1.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="ipython-${version}"
 build_style=python-module