diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v5_4/cleanup_journal_entry.py b/erpnext/patches/v5_4/cleanup_journal_entry.py
index a0c332324d2..9100b8f4a88 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/v5_4/cleanup_journal_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v5_4/cleanup_journal_entry.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import frappe
-from MySQLdb import OperationalError
+from pymysql import InternalError
 
 def execute():
 	frappe.reload_doctype("Journal Entry Account")
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ def execute():
 			frappe.db.sql("""update `tabJournal Entry Account`
 				set reference_type=%s, reference_name={0} where ifnull({0}, '') != ''
 			""".format(fieldname), doctype)
-		except OperationalError:
+		except InternalError:
 			# column not found
 			pass
diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v5_7/item_template_attributes.py b/erpnext/patches/v5_7/item_template_attributes.py
index 22b15d32ae2..6aa81f79b29 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/v5_7/item_template_attributes.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v5_7/item_template_attributes.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals
 import frappe
-import MySQLdb
+from frappe.exceptions import SQLError
 
 def execute():
 	"""
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def execute():
 		try:
 			migrate_item_variants()
 
-		except MySQLdb.ProgrammingError:
+		except SQLError:
 			print("`tabItem Variant` not found")
 
 def rename_and_reload_doctypes():