diff --git a/scripts/supybot-test b/scripts/supybot-test
index 3859231cb..b0eae82a0 100644
--- a/scripts/supybot-test
+++ b/scripts/supybot-test
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import unittest
 
 import supybot.utils as utils
 import supybot.world as world
+import supybot.callbacks as callbacks
 world.startedAt = started
 
 import logging
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             pluginName = pluginName[:-3]
         try:
             pluginModule = plugin.loadPluginModule(pluginName)
-        except ImportError, e:
+        except (ImportError, callbacks.Error), e:
             sys.stderr.write('Failed to load plugin %s: %s\n' % (pluginName,e))
             sys.stderr.write('(pluginDirs: %s)' %
                              conf.supybot.directories.plugins())