diff --git a/tensorflow_quantum/core/ops/load_module.py b/tensorflow_quantum/core/ops/load_module.py
index a98a27422..6fa350523 100644
--- a/tensorflow_quantum/core/ops/load_module.py
+++ b/tensorflow_quantum/core/ops/load_module.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import types
 from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
 
+from tensorflow.python.framework import errors
 from tensorflow.python.framework import load_library
 from tensorflow.python.platform import resource_loader
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ def _load(self):
             try:
                 path = resource_loader.get_path_to_datafile(self._name)
                 self._module = load_library.load_op_library(path)
-            except:
+            except (IOError, errors.NotFoundError):
                 path = os.path.join(get_python_lib(),
                                     "tensorflow_quantum/core/ops", self._name)
                 self._module = load_library.load_op_library(path)