diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/embeddings/huggingface.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/embeddings/huggingface.py
index 35a3ae062b..52afabd79b 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/embeddings/huggingface.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/embeddings/huggingface.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class HuggingFaceInstructEmbeddings(BaseModel, Embeddings):
                 self.model_name, cache_folder=self.cache_folder, **self.model_kwargs
             )
         except ImportError as e:
-            raise ValueError("Dependencies for InstructorEmbedding not found.") from e
+            raise ImportError("Dependencies for InstructorEmbedding not found.") from e
 
     class Config:
         """Configuration for this pydantic object."""
diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/utilities/duckduckgo_search.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/utilities/duckduckgo_search.py
index 404c76baf3..b293ea6d7d 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/utilities/duckduckgo_search.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/utilities/duckduckgo_search.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class DuckDuckGoSearchAPIWrapper(BaseModel):
         try:
             from duckduckgo_search import DDGS  # noqa: F401
         except ImportError:
-            raise ValueError(
+            raise ImportError(
                 "Could not import duckduckgo-search python package. "
                 "Please install it with `pip install duckduckgo-search`."
             )