diff --git a/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py b/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
index 2d51d24b58..2786d05f79 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ 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