diff --git a/netbox/utilities/api.py b/netbox/utilities/api.py
index 4dc7eb019..0b0384653 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/api.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/api.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def get_serializer_for_model(model, prefix=''):
     )
     try:
         return dynamic_import(serializer_name)
-    except ImportError:
+    except AttributeError:
         return None