diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/vectorstores/weaviate.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/vectorstores/weaviate.py
index 200ffedc6ef..3f965212241 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/vectorstores/weaviate.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/vectorstores/weaviate.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Weaviate(VectorStore):
         try:
             import weaviate
         except ImportError:
-            raise ValueError(
+            raise ImportError(
                 "Could not import weaviate python package. "
                 "Please install it with `pip install weaviate-client`."
             )