diff --git a/wa/workloads/speedometer/__init__.py b/wa/workloads/speedometer/__init__.py
index 321486b4..d6da15df 100755
--- a/wa/workloads/speedometer/__init__.py
+++ b/wa/workloads/speedometer/__init__.py
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ class Speedometer(Workload):
                 "Device must be rooted for the speedometer workload currently"
             )
 
+        if not self.target.package_is_installed(self.chrome_package):
+            raise WorkloadError(
+                "Could not find '{}' on the device. Please ensure it is installed, "
+                "or specify the correct package name using 'chrome_package' "
+                "parameter.".format(self.chrome_package))
+
         if self.target.adb_server is not None:
             raise WorkloadError(
                 "Workload does not support the adb_server parameter, due to the webpage "