diff --git a/ansible_testing/modules.py b/ansible_testing/modules.py
index cc3d762b5c..26b12d5f5f 100644
--- a/ansible_testing/modules.py
+++ b/ansible_testing/modules.py
@@ -214,31 +214,32 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
 
     def _find_module_utils(self, main):
         linenos = []
+        found_basic = False
         for child in self.ast.body:
-            found_module_utils_import = False
-            if isinstance(child, ast.ImportFrom):
-                if child.module.startswith('ansible.module_utils.'):
-                    found_module_utils_import = True
+            if isinstance(child, (ast.Import, ast.ImportFrom)):
+                names = []
+                try:
+                    names.append(child.module)
+                    if child.module.endswith('.basic'):
+                        found_basic = True
+                except AttributeError:
+                    pass
+                names.extend([n.name for n in child.names])
 
+                if [n for n in names if n.startswith('ansible.module_utils')]:
                     linenos.append(child.lineno)
 
-                    if not child.names:
-                        self.errors.append('%s: not a "from" import"' %
-                                           child.module)
-
-                    found_alias = False
                     for name in child.names:
-                        if isinstance(name, ast.alias):
-                            found_alias = True
-                            if name.asname or name.name != '*':
-                                self.errors.append('%s: did not import "*"' %
-                                                   child.module)
-
-                if found_module_utils_import and not found_alias:
-                    self.errors.append('%s: did not import "*"' % child.module)
+                        print(name.name)
+                        if (isinstance(name, ast.alias) and
+                                name.name == 'basic'):
+                            found_basic = True
 
         if not linenos:
             self.errors.append('Did not find a module_utils import')
+        elif not found_basic:
+            self.errors.append('Did not find "ansible.module_utils.basic" '
+                               'import')
 
         return linenos