diff --git a/evennia/settings_default.py b/evennia/settings_default.py
index a120ac1952..2e213ba3d4 100644
--- a/evennia/settings_default.py
+++ b/evennia/settings_default.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ SERVER_SESSION_CLASS = "evennia.server.serversession.ServerSession"
 # defined relative evennia's root directory. They will be searched in
 # order to find relative typeclass paths.
 OBJECT_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses", "evennia.contrib", "evennia.contrib.tutorial_examples"]
-SCRIPT_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses" "evennia.contrib", "evennia.contrib.tutorial_examples"]
+SCRIPT_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses", "evennia.contrib", "evennia.contrib.tutorial_examples"]
 PLAYER_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses", "evennia.contrib", "evennia.contrib.tutorial_examples"]
 CHANNEL_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses", "evennia.contrib", "evennia.contrib.tutorial_examples"]
 
diff --git a/evennia/utils/utils.py b/evennia/utils/utils.py
index 6a5bee682b..b1f65e2125 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/utils.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/utils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import random
 import traceback
 from subprocess import check_output
 from importlib import import_module
-from inspect import ismodule
+from inspect import ismodule, trace
 from collections import defaultdict
 from twisted.internet import threads, defer, reactor
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -939,23 +939,27 @@ def class_from_module(path, defaultpaths=None):
             raise ImportError("the path '%s' is not on the form modulepath.Classname." % path)
         try:
             mod = import_module(testpath, package="evennia")
-        except ImportError, ex:
-            # normally this is due to a not-found property
-            if not str(ex).startswith("No module named"):# %s" % path):
+        except ImportError:
+            if len(trace()) > 2:
+                # this means the error happened within the called module and
+                # we must not hide it.
                 exc = sys.exc_info()
                 raise exc[1], None, exc[2]
-            continue
+            else:
+                # otherwise, try the next suggested path
+                continue
         try:
             cls = getattr(mod, clsname)
             break
-        except AttributeError, ex:
-            if not str(ex).startswith("'module' object has no attribute '%s'" % clsname):
+        except AttributeError:
+            if len(trace()) > 2:
+                # AttributeError within the module, don't hide it
                 exc = sys.exc_info()
                 raise exc[1], None, exc[2]
     if not cls:
         err = "Could not load typeclass '%s'" % path
         if defaultpaths:
-            err += " (paths searched: %s)" % ", ".join(paths)
+            err += "\nPaths searched:\n    %s" % "\n    ".join(paths)
         else:
             err += "."
         raise ImportError(err)