diff --git a/homeassistant/components/python_script/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/python_script/__init__.py
index af773278029..a45107181de 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/python_script/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/python_script/__init__.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def guarded_import(
     # Allow import of _strptime needed by datetime.datetime.strptime
     if name == "_strptime":
         return __import__(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
-    raise ScriptError(f"Not allowed to import {name}")
+    raise ImportError(f"Not allowed to import {name}")
 
 
 def guarded_inplacevar(op: str, target: Any, operand: Any) -> Any:
diff --git a/tests/components/python_script/test_init.py b/tests/components/python_script/test_init.py
index 2d151b4b81e..14229e83662 100644
--- a/tests/components/python_script/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/python_script/test_init.py
@@ -711,4 +711,4 @@ async def test_no_other_imports_allowed(
     source = "import sys"
     hass.async_add_executor_job(execute, hass, "test.py", source, {})
     await hass.async_block_till_done(wait_background_tasks=True)
-    assert "Error executing script: Not allowed to import sys" in caplog.text
+    assert "ImportError: Not allowed to import sys" in caplog.text