diff --git a/nominatim/db/async_connection.py b/nominatim/db/async_connection.py
index c5d6872b..361fe075 100644
--- a/nominatim/db/async_connection.py
+++ b/nominatim/db/async_connection.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from psycopg2.extras import wait_select
 try:
     import psycopg2.errors # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module,import-error
     __has_psycopg2_errors__ = True
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
+except ImportError:
     __has_psycopg2_errors__ = False
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger()
diff --git a/nominatim/tools/replication.py b/nominatim/tools/replication.py
index a0a741e8..0d003d6a 100644
--- a/nominatim/tools/replication.py
+++ b/nominatim/tools/replication.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from ..errors import UsageError
 try:
     from osmium.replication.server import ReplicationServer
     from osmium import WriteHandler
-except ModuleNotFoundError as exc:
+except ImportError as exc:
     logging.getLogger().fatal("pyosmium not installed. Replication functions not available.\n"
                               "To install pyosmium via pip: pip3 install osmium")
     raise UsageError("replication tools not available") from exc