diff --git a/tests/test_search.py b/tests/test_search.py
index 7612332470..a5f04a9694 100644
--- a/tests/test_search.py
+++ b/tests/test_search.py
@@ -2267,5 +2267,5 @@ def test_query_timeout(r: redis.Redis):
     q1 = Query("foo").timeout(0)
     assert q1.get_args() == ["foo", "TIMEOUT", 0, "LIMIT", 0, 10]
     q2 = Query("foo").timeout("not_a_number")
-    with pytest.raises(redis.ResponseError):
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
         r.ft().search(q2)