diff --git a/optional_plugins/runner_vm/avocado_runner_vm/__init__.py b/optional_plugins/runner_vm/avocado_runner_vm/__init__.py
index a1d6dd0f734075f9a808242ac2671de9c646812c..aca8909f26c1c526258b3664db06fa3a9ceaad75 100644
--- a/optional_plugins/runner_vm/avocado_runner_vm/__init__.py
+++ b/optional_plugins/runner_vm/avocado_runner_vm/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from xml.dom import minidom
 
 import libvirt
 
-from avocado.core import exit_codes
+from avocado.core import exit_codes, exceptions
 from avocado.core.plugin_interfaces import CLI
 from avocado_runner_remote import Remote, RemoteTestRunner