diff --git a/skimage/io/tests/test_tifffile.py b/skimage/io/tests/test_tifffile.py
index cd68b2d8..fd03804b 100644
--- a/skimage/io/tests/test_tifffile.py
+++ b/skimage/io/tests/test_tifffile.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ try:
     _plugins = sio.plugin_order()
     TF_available = True
     sio.use_plugin('tifffile')
-except OSError:
+except ImportError:
     TF_available = False