diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index 8f60550..4f977c3 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -1199,6 +1199,14 @@
 
     if (!module)
     {
+	if (PyErr_Occurred())
+	{
+	    if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_ImportError))
+		PyErr_Clear();
+	    else
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
 	return Py_None;
     }
diff --git a/src/testdir/test86.ok b/src/testdir/test86.ok
index 6fdab0c..c8517b3 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test86.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test86.ok
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
 > import
 import xxx_no_such_module_xxx:ImportError:('No module named xxx_no_such_module_xxx',)
 import failing_import:ImportError:('No module named failing_import',)
-import failing:ImportError:('No module named failing',)
+import failing:NotImplementedError:()
 > Dictionary
 >> DictionaryConstructor
 vim.Dictionary("abcI"):ValueError:('expected sequence element of size 2, but got sequence of size 1',)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test87.ok b/src/testdir/test87.ok
index 06c97a3..9a2d686 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test87.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test87.ok
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
 > import
 import xxx_no_such_module_xxx:(<class 'ImportError'>, ImportError('No module named xxx_no_such_module_xxx',))
 import failing_import:(<class 'ImportError'>, ImportError('No module named failing_import',))
-import failing:(<class 'ImportError'>, ImportError('No module named failing',))
+import failing:(<class 'NotImplementedError'>, NotImplementedError())
 > Dictionary
 >> DictionaryConstructor
 vim.Dictionary("abcI"):(<class 'ValueError'>, ValueError('expected sequence element of size 2, but got sequence of size 1',))
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 69603fb..59d4aa0 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1237,
+/**/
     1236,
 /**/
     1235,