diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests.py b/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests.py
index 06aaa3758b941432282f25cb6ce65cb3054d3260..42311209918c0c45fb159f6dc95ae6d334abc468 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ iPPI-DB unit tests
 """
 import json
 import re
-import requests.exceptions.SSLError
+from requests.exceptions import SSLError
 
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.core.management import call_command
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ class TestConvertSMILESToIUPAC(TestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(
                     convert_smiles_to_iupac(smiles).lower(), expected_iupac.lower()
                 )
-            except requests.exceptions.SSLError:
+            except SSLError:
                 self.skipTest("SSL connection issue with the CACTUS WS, skipping")
 
 
diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests_contribute.py b/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests_contribute.py
index 41860a63810b368d0ea5962a2e480358b23bd4c7..25e777ee2474504443375bfe04538b09054a718b 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests_contribute.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests_contribute.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 iPPI-DB contribution module tests
 """
-import requests.exceptions.HTTPError
+from requests.exceptions import HTTPError
 
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class BibliographyIDTestCase(TestCase):
         b.id_source = "10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.03.013"
         try:
             b.save(autofill=True)
-        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError:
+        except HTTPError:
             self.skipTest("Connection error, skipping test")