diff --git a/lamindb/_can_validate.py b/lamindb/_can_validate.py
index 35f29e133..23c309776 100644
--- a/lamindb/_can_validate.py
+++ b/lamindb/_can_validate.py
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 import lamindb_setup as ln_setup
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
-from django.core.exceptions import FieldDoesNotExist, ValidationError
+from django.core.exceptions import FieldDoesNotExist
 from lamin_utils import colors, logger
 from lamindb_setup.core._docs import doc_args
 from lnschema_core import CanValidate, Record
 
 from lamindb._utils import attach_func_to_class_method
+from lamindb.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 from ._from_values import _has_organism_field, _print_values, get_or_create_records
 from ._record import _queryset, get_name_field