diff --git a/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py b/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py
index 8d85266ed60..1dce1e4d36e 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py
+++ b/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ class Import(models.TransientModel):
                         else:
                             try:
                                 base64.b64decode(line[index], validate=True)
-                            except binascii.Error:
+                            except ValueError:
                                 raise ImportValidationError(
                                     _("Found invalid image data, images should be imported as either URLs or base64-encoded data."),
                                     field=name, field_type=field['type']