diff --git a/aea/components/base.py b/aea/components/base.py
index c8bc915a4d..db51307a03 100644
--- a/aea/components/base.py
+++ b/aea/components/base.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def _extract_imported_packages_as_ids(
         #   import packages.{author}.{type_plural}.{name}
         #
         import_statements = re.findall(
-            rf"^(from|import) ({PACKAGES}\.[A-Za-z0-9_]+\.{cls.package_type_plural_regex}\.[A-Za-z0-9_]+)",
+            rf"^(    from|from|    import|import) ({PACKAGES}\.[A-Za-z0-9_]+\.{cls.package_type_plural_regex}\.[A-Za-z0-9_]+)",
             module_content,
             flags=re.MULTILINE,
         )
diff --git a/tests/data/packages/default_author/contracts/stub_1/contract.py b/tests/data/packages/default_author/contracts/stub_1/contract.py
index 61cf6aea9c..bda1264d86 100644
--- a/tests/data/packages/default_author/contracts/stub_1/contract.py
+++ b/tests/data/packages/default_author/contracts/stub_1/contract.py
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@
 from aea.contracts.base import Contract
 from aea.crypto.base import LedgerApi
 
-from packages.default_author.contracts.stub_0.contract import (  # type: ignore # noqa: F401
-    MyScaffoldContract as MC,
-)
+
+try:
+    from tests.data.packages.default_author.contracts.stub_0.contract import (  # type: ignore # noqa: F401
+        MyScaffoldContract as MC,
+    )
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    from packages.default_author.contracts.stub_0.contract import (  # type: ignore # noqa: F401
+        MyScaffoldContract as MC,
+    )
 
 
 class MyScaffoldContract(Contract):
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Init contract."""
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         print("Contract stub_1 initialized.")
-        raise Exception()
+        raise Exception("Raised on purpose!")
 
     @classmethod
     def get_raw_transaction(
diff --git a/tests/data/packages/default_author/contracts/stub_1/contract.yaml b/tests/data/packages/default_author/contracts/stub_1/contract.yaml
index 4d18afb131..09361eb0bc 100644
--- a/tests/data/packages/default_author/contracts/stub_1/contract.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/packages/default_author/contracts/stub_1/contract.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license: Apache-2.0
 aea_version: '>=1.0.0, <2.0.0'
 fingerprint:
   __init__.py: bafybeiajra74lxu4xlg4qcvqlhj7yndibsorbu24zgqgv7p3s2arjdhsdu
-  contract.py: bafybeig4v5lt7ln6r3dyyf6v3hak5gnvzfzdh4bdkuter3b4526lwxcnzm
+  contract.py: bafybeihxbf5fw25u6kqis446cbkptg7pj2n5o7xfmrbcnunttywyktknj4
 fingerprint_ignore_patterns: []
 class_name: MyScaffoldContract
 contract_interface_paths: {}
diff --git a/tests/data/packages/hashes.csv b/tests/data/packages/hashes.csv
index a3ec028f33..8fe90c6010 100644
--- a/tests/data/packages/hashes.csv
+++ b/tests/data/packages/hashes.csv
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 default_author/contracts/stub_0,bafybeidicpfgwqbr54v5pca77wu6ifnf23idf5htpdrudhbwxzaavm3wyy
-default_author/contracts/stub_1,bafybeiamxbawlj3x5nq2qdolzfp65valyrhh55tszf733l3u5nxuvgkwhy
+default_author/contracts/stub_1,bafybeibpmdrfhgz33ubww57rmmzn56g67e5xe462xiulk2p2ttezgujn5a
 fetchai/protocols/t_protocol,bafybeih4ciqba3x4b2yijkxurkqwiafixxy7jgghfkvtzmsxxuawq4rmvm
 fetchai/protocols/t_protocol_no_ct,bafybeibf4fp2loabpr334vko47o64dkbumso2gmpeylvk35yzkdbup4wti
 open_aea/connections/scaffold,bafybeifucsl5zfe4if4zfaddud77lzwgg7emv3mr3x3us57py7vbhktb24