diff --git a/plugins/modules/lambda_policy.py b/plugins/modules/lambda_policy.py
index 2860e3a6540..2fb4b4ddead 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/lambda_policy.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/lambda_policy.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 
 try:
     from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
-except Exception:
+except ImportError:
     pass  # caught by AnsibleAWSModule