diff --git a/library/packaging/apt b/library/packaging/apt
index 87f14a942bc..527c5f6debf 100755
--- a/library/packaging/apt
+++ b/library/packaging/apt
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ def main():
             global apt, apt_pkg
             import apt
             import apt_pkg
-        except:
+        except ImportError:
             module.fail_json(msg="Could not import python modules: apt, apt_pkg. Please install python-apt package.")
 
     global APTITUDE_CMD