diff --git a/django/template/loader.py b/django/template/loader.py
index 8b3c8e3fb5..74ad7eee01 100644
--- a/django/template/loader.py
+++ b/django/template/loader.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def find_template_loader(loader):
         module, attr = loader.rsplit('.', 1)
         try:
             mod = import_module(module)
-        except ImportError:
+        except ImportError, e:
             raise ImproperlyConfigured('Error importing template source loader %s: "%s"' % (loader, e))
         try:
             TemplateLoader = getattr(mod, attr)