diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-polars/dagster_polars/io_managers/__init__.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-polars/dagster_polars/io_managers/__init__.py
index 7e9c959a4bd53..1df29edf4ccac 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-polars/dagster_polars/io_managers/__init__.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-polars/dagster_polars/io_managers/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     __all__.extend(["PolarsBigQueryIOManager", "PolarsBigQueryTypeHandler"])
 except ImportError as e:
-    if "google-cloud-bigquery" in str(e):
+    if "google-cloud-bigquery" in str(e) or "dagster-polars[gcp]" in str(e):
         pass
     else:
         raise e