diff --git a/pyutilib/misc/tests/test_import.py b/pyutilib/misc/tests/test_import.py
index af523ad2..533bfccb 100644
--- a/pyutilib/misc/tests/test_import.py
+++ b/pyutilib/misc/tests/test_import.py
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ def test_import_file_context3(self):
     def test_import_exception(self):
         orig_path = list(sys.path)
         with self.assertRaisesRegexp(RuntimeError, "raised during import"):
-            pyutilib.misc.run_file(
-                "import_exception.py", execdir=currdir)
+            pyutilib.misc.import_file(currdir + "import_exception.py")
         self.assertIsNot(orig_path, sys.path)
         self.assertEqual(orig_path, sys.path)