diff --git a/ee/billing/billing_manager.py b/ee/billing/billing_manager.py
index f564ffb160a03..93eebe19a6d6c 100644
--- a/ee/billing/billing_manager.py
+++ b/ee/billing/billing_manager.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import json
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import Any, Optional, cast
 
@@ -5,7 +6,6 @@
 import requests
 import structlog
 from django.utils import timezone
-from requests.exceptions import JSONDecodeError
 from rest_framework.exceptions import NotAuthenticated
 from sentry_sdk import capture_exception
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def handle_billing_service_error(res: requests.Response, valid_codes=(200, 404,
         try:
             response = res.json()
             raise Exception(f"Billing service returned bad status code: {res.status_code}", f"body:", response)
-        except JSONDecodeError:
+        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
             raise Exception(f"Billing service returned bad status code: {res.status_code}", f"body:", res.text)