diff --git a/sos/collector/__init__.py b/sos/collector/__init__.py
index 6c6280401f..ae316755eb 100644
--- a/sos/collector/__init__.py
+++ b/sos/collector/__init__.py
@@ -237,7 +237,12 @@ def _find_modules_in_path(cls, path, modulename):
     def _import_modules(self, modname):
         """Import and return all found classes in a module"""
         mod_short_name = modname.split('.')[2]
-        module = __import__(modname, globals(), locals(), [mod_short_name])
+        try:
+            module = __import__(modname, globals(), locals(), [mod_short_name])
+        except ImportError as e:
+            print(f'Error while trying to load module {modname}: '
+                  f' {e.__class__.__name__}')
+            raise e
         modules = inspect.getmembers(module, inspect.isclass)
         for mod in modules:
             if mod[0] in ('SosHost', 'Cluster'):
diff --git a/sos/utilities.py b/sos/utilities.py
index d56afe28cf..ce371b0a03 100644
--- a/sos/utilities.py
+++ b/sos/utilities.py
@@ -308,7 +308,12 @@ def import_module(module_fqname, superclasses=None):
     be subclasses of the specified superclass or superclasses. If superclasses
     is plural it must be a tuple of classes."""
     module_name = module_fqname.rpartition(".")[-1]
-    module = __import__(module_fqname, globals(), locals(), [module_name])
+    try:
+        module = __import__(module_fqname, globals(), locals(), [module_name])
+    except ImportError as e:
+        print(f'Error while trying to load module {module_fqname}: '
+              f' {e.__class__.__name__}')
+        raise e
     modules = [class_ for cname, class_ in
                inspect.getmembers(module, inspect.isclass)
                if class_.__module__ == module_fqname]