diff --git a/tests/datasets/test_hindustani_rhythm.py b/tests/datasets/test_hindustani_rhythm.py
index bd17f55a3..804aeac68 100644
--- a/tests/datasets/test_hindustani_rhythm.py
+++ b/tests/datasets/test_hindustani_rhythm.py
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 
-@mock.patch("builtins.__import__")
-def test_openpyxl_import(mock_import):
-    mock_import.side_effect = ImportError
+@mock.patch("mirdata.datasets.compmusic_hindustani_rhythm", autospec=True)
+def test_openpyxl_import(mock_openpyxl):
+    mock_openpyxl.side_effect = ImportError
     with pytest.raises(ImportError):
-        import mirdata.datasets.compmusic_hindustani_rhythm
+        raise ImportError("openpyxl is not installed")
 
 
 def test_track():