diff --git a/src/Core/Core.jl b/src/Core/Core.jl
index e2844200..7a0035e5 100644
--- a/src/Core/Core.jl
+++ b/src/Core/Core.jl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using ..GC: GC
 using ..Utils: Utils
 using Base: @propagate_inbounds, @kwdef
 using Dates: Date, Time, DateTime, year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond, microsecond, nanosecond
-using MacroTools: @capture
+using MacroTools: MacroTools, @capture
 using Markdown: Markdown
 
 include("Py.jl")
diff --git a/test/Core.jl b/test/Core.jl
index 9e06125c..a27acf25 100644
--- a/test/Core.jl
+++ b/test/Core.jl
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ end
     @test pyeq(Bool, l["x"], 4)
     # check global code runs in global scope
     pyexec("global y; y=x+1", g, l)
+    @test_throws PythonCall.PyException PythonCall.@pyexec (err = PythonCall.Core.pybuiltins.ValueError) => `raise err`
     @test pyeq(Bool, g["y"], 5)
     @test !pycontains(l, "y")
     # check pyeval converts types correctly