diff --git a/libs/community/Makefile b/libs/community/Makefile
index e898a19be1b..4ff7057ab7e 100644
--- a/libs/community/Makefile
+++ b/libs/community/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ lint_tests: MYPY_CACHE=.mypy_cache_test
 
 lint lint_diff lint_package lint_tests:
 	./scripts/check_pydantic.sh .
-	./scripts/lint_imports.sh
+	./scripts/lint_imports.sh .
 	./scripts/check_pickle.sh .
 	poetry run ruff check .
 	[ "$(PYTHON_FILES)" = "" ] || poetry run ruff format $(PYTHON_FILES) --diff
diff --git a/libs/community/scripts/lint_imports.sh b/libs/community/scripts/lint_imports.sh
index 97d9c96b031..5f2575f03fb 100755
--- a/libs/community/scripts/lint_imports.sh
+++ b/libs/community/scripts/lint_imports.sh
@@ -1,24 +1,46 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
+# This script searches for invalid imports in tracked files within a Git repository.
+#
+# Usage: ./scripts/lint_imports.sh /path/to/repository
 set -eu
 
-# Initialize a variable to keep track of errors
-errors=0
+# Check if a path argument is provided
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 /path/to/repository"
+  exit 1
+fi
 
-# make sure not importing from langchain or langchain_experimental
-git --no-pager grep '^from langchain_experimental\.' . && errors=$((errors+1))
+repository_path="$1"
+
+# make sure not importing from langchain_experimental
+result=$(git -C "$repository_path" grep -En '^import langchain_experimental|^from langchain_experimental' -- '*.py' || true)
+
+# Check if any matching lines were found
+if [ -n "$result" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: The following lines need to be updated:"
+  echo "$result"
+  echo "langchain_community should import from langchain_experimental."
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 # make sure no one is importing from the built-in xml library
 # instead defusedxml should be used to avoid getting CVEs.
-# Whether the standary library actually poses a risk to users
-# is very nuanced and dependns on user's environment.
+# Whether the standard library actually poses a risk to users
+# is very nuanced and depends on the user's environment.
 # https://docs.python.org/3/library/xml.etree.elementtree.html
-git --no-pager grep '^from xml\.' . | grep -vE "# OK: user-must-opt-in" && errors=$((errors+1))
-git --no-pager grep '^import xml\.' . | grep -vE "# OK: user-must-opt-in" && errors=$((errors+1))
 
-# Decide on an exit status based on the errors
-if [ "$errors" -gt 0 ]; then
-    exit 1
-else
-    exit 0
+result=$(git -C "$repository_path" grep -En '^from xml.|^import xml$|^import xml.' | grep -vE "# OK: user-must-opt-in" || true)
+
+if [ -n "$result" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: The following lines need to be updated:"
+  echo "$result"
+  echo "Triggering an error due to usage of the built-in xml library. "
+  echo "Please see https://docs.python.org/3/library/xml.html#xml-vulnerabilities."
+  echo "If this happens, there's likely code that's relying on the standard library "
+  echo "to parse xml somewhere in the code path. "
+  echo "Please update the code to force the user to explicitly opt-in to using the standard library or running the code. "
+  echo "It should be **obvious** without reading the documentation that they are being forced to use the standard library. "
+  echo "After this is done feel free to add a comment to the line with '# OK: user-must-opt-in', after the import. "
+  echo "Lacking a clear opt-in mechanism is likely a security risk, and will result in rejection of the PR."
+  exit 1
 fi