diff --git a/electrum/plugins/bitbox02/bitbox02.py b/electrum/plugins/bitbox02/bitbox02.py
index ff09fef5e..c328a1d4c 100644
--- a/electrum/plugins/bitbox02/bitbox02.py
+++ b/electrum/plugins/bitbox02/bitbox02.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import electrum.ecc as ecc
 from ..hw_wallet import HW_PluginBase, HardwareClientBase
 
 
+_logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+
 try:
     from bitbox02 import bitbox02
     from bitbox02 import util
@@ -36,13 +39,12 @@ try:
         FirmwareVersionOutdatedException,
     )
     requirements_ok = True
-except ImportError:
+except ImportError as e:
+    if not (isinstance(e, ModuleNotFoundError) and e.name == 'bitbox02'):
+        _logger.exception('error importing bitbox02 plugin deps')
     requirements_ok = False
 
 
-_logger = get_logger(__name__)
-
-
 class BitBox02Client(HardwareClientBase):
     # handler is a BitBox02_Handler, importing it would lead to a circular dependency
     def __init__(self, handler: Any, device: Device, config: SimpleConfig, *, plugin: HW_PluginBase):
diff --git a/electrum/plugins/coldcard/coldcard.py b/electrum/plugins/coldcard/coldcard.py
index b09e02407..73e9eb4bc 100644
--- a/electrum/plugins/coldcard/coldcard.py
+++ b/electrum/plugins/coldcard/coldcard.py
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ try:
             except:
                 return False
 
-except ImportError:
+except ImportError as e:
+    if not (isinstance(e, ModuleNotFoundError) and e.name == 'ckcc'):
+        _logger.exception('error importing coldcard plugin deps')
     requirements_ok = False
 
     COINKITE_VID = 0xd13e
diff --git a/electrum/plugins/ledger/ledger.py b/electrum/plugins/ledger/ledger.py
index a19b28375..27a474de9 100644
--- a/electrum/plugins/ledger/ledger.py
+++ b/electrum/plugins/ledger/ledger.py
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ try:
     from btchip.btchipException import BTChipException
     BTCHIP = True
     BTCHIP_DEBUG = False
-except ImportError:
+except ImportError as e:
+    if not (isinstance(e, ModuleNotFoundError) and e.name == 'btchip'):
+        _logger.exception('error importing ledger plugin deps')
     BTCHIP = False
 
 MSG_NEEDS_FW_UPDATE_GENERIC = _('Firmware version too old. Please update at') + \
diff --git a/electrum/plugins/trezor/trezor.py b/electrum/plugins/trezor/trezor.py
index 4911ce1d7..5b0941c77 100644
--- a/electrum/plugins/trezor/trezor.py
+++ b/electrum/plugins/trezor/trezor.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ try:
 
     TREZORLIB = True
 except Exception as e:
-    _logger.exception('error importing trezorlib')
+    if not (isinstance(e, ModuleNotFoundError) and e.name == 'trezorlib'):
+        _logger.exception('error importing trezor plugin deps')
     TREZORLIB = False
 
     class _EnumMissing: