diff --git a/elasticsearch/_otel.py b/elasticsearch/_otel.py
index 264d8aa35..4bb57dae7 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/_otel.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/_otel.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     from opentelemetry import trace
 
     _tracer: trace.Tracer | None = trace.get_tracer("elasticsearch-api")
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
+except ImportError:
     _tracer = None
 
 from elastic_transport import OpenTelemetrySpan