diff --git a/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py b/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
index 470ea779c3..6c510f34b5 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ class DatabaseWrapper(BaseDatabaseWrapper):
                 cursor.execute("SELECT 1 FROM DUAL WHERE DUMMY %s"
                                % self._standard_operators['contains'],
                                ['X'])
-            except utils.DatabaseError:
+            except DatabaseError: 
                 self.operators = self._likec_operators
             else:
                 self.operators = self._standard_operators