diff --git a/langchain/utilities/duckduckgo_search.py b/langchain/utilities/duckduckgo_search.py
index 7f778bf4..4780d85e 100644
--- a/langchain/utilities/duckduckgo_search.py
+++ b/langchain/utilities/duckduckgo_search.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class DuckDuckGoSearchAPIWrapper(BaseModel):
     def validate_environment(cls, values: Dict) -> Dict:
         """Validate that python package exists in environment."""
         try:
-            from duckduckgo_search import ddg  # noqa: F401
+            from duckduckgo_search import DDGS  # noqa: F401
         except ImportError:
             raise ValueError(
                 "Could not import duckduckgo-search python package. "