diff --git a/tests/test_module_alias.py b/tests/test_module_alias.py
index bc8c8e5..cb8f885 100644
--- a/tests/test_module_alias.py
+++ b/tests/test_module_alias.py
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 import traceback_with_variables as twv
-from traceback_with_variables.module_alias import (
-    create_alias,
-    rm_alias,
-    module_name_to_path,
-    Path,
-    NoModuleError,
-)
+from traceback_with_variables.module_alias import create_alias, rm_alias, module_name_to_path, Path
 
 
 ROOT_PATH = Path(twv.__file__).parent.parent
@@ -21,7 +15,7 @@
 def test_module_name_to_path():
     assert module_name_to_path(OS) == Path(os.__file__)
     assert module_name_to_path(TWV) == ROOT_PATH / TWV
-    with pytest.raises(NoModuleError):
+    with pytest.raises(ModuleNotFoundError):
         module_name_to_path('nonexistant_module')
 
 
@@ -36,14 +30,14 @@ def test_create_and_rm_alias():
         create_alias('bad name', TWV)
     assert str(e.value) == 'the alias must have only ascii lowecases, digits and underscores'
     
-    with pytest.raises(NoModuleError):
+    with pytest.raises(ModuleNotFoundError):
         create_alias(ALIAS, 'nonexistant_module')
     
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
         create_alias(OS, TWV)
     assert str(e.value) == 'a module with the alias name already exists'    
     
-    with pytest.raises(NoModuleError):
+    with pytest.raises(ModuleNotFoundError):
         rm_alias(ALIAS)
     
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
@@ -67,7 +61,7 @@ def test_create_and_rm_alias():
     
     # problems after we rm the alias
 
-    with pytest.raises(NoModuleError):
+    with pytest.raises(ModuleNotFoundError):
         rm_alias(ALIAS)
 
     # rare case of garbage in the lib dir
diff --git a/traceback_with_variables/module_alias.py b/traceback_with_variables/module_alias.py
index cbbd478..bb88a06 100644
--- a/traceback_with_variables/module_alias.py
+++ b/traceback_with_variables/module_alias.py
@@ -9,14 +9,10 @@
 VALID_CHARS = set(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits + '_')
 
 
-class NoModuleError(ValueError):
-    pass
-
-
 def module_name_to_path(name: str) -> Path:
     spec = importlib.util.find_spec(name)
     if spec is None:
-        raise NoModuleError(name)
+        raise ModuleNotFoundError(name)
     path = Path(spec.origin)
     return path.parent if path.name == '__init__.py' else path
 
@@ -24,7 +20,7 @@ def module_name_to_path(name: str) -> Path:
 def module_exists(name: str) -> bool:
     try:
         module_name_to_path(name)
-    except NoModuleError:
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
         return False
     return True