diff --git a/twitools/__init__.py b/twitools/__init__.py
index 58d31f5..69122d9 100644
--- a/twitools/__init__.py
+++ b/twitools/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class twObject:
  def authenticate(self):
   try:
    authurl = self.auth.get_authorization_url()
-  except tweepy.TweepError:
+  except tweepy.error.TweepError:
    return False
 
   print(authurl)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class twObject:
 
   try:
    self.auth.get_access_token(pin)
-  except tweepy.TweepError:
+  except tweepy.error.TweepError:
    return False
 
   return self.auth.access_token, self.auth.access_token_secret