diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/hashi_vault.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/hashi_vault.py
index 4c37d4e199..e1953fea18 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/hashi_vault.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/hashi_vault.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class HashiVault:
         try:
             import hvac
         except ImportError:
-            AnsibleError("Please pip install hvac to use this module")
+            raise AnsibleError("Please pip install hvac to use this module")
 
         self.url = kwargs.get('url', ANSIBLE_HASHI_VAULT_ADDR)