diff --git a/geemap/__init__.py b/geemap/__init__.py
index fc6f4a2af6..415473d264 100644
--- a/geemap/__init__.py
+++ b/geemap/__init__.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def _use_eerepr(token="USE_EEREPR"):
             print(
                 "Please restart Jupyter kernel after installation if you encounter any errors when importing geemap."
             )
-        raise Exception(e)
+        raise e
 
 if _use_eerepr():
     import eerepr