diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b283db5d..08f4f904 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 
+---
+
+## [UnReleased] - 2025-MM-DD
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed `compare_version` if runtime error ([#427](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/utilities/pull/427))
+
+
 ---
 
 ## [0.15.2] - 2025-08-06
diff --git a/src/lightning_utilities/core/imports.py b/src/lightning_utilities/core/imports.py
index a433cea3..0012fae2 100644
--- a/src/lightning_utilities/core/imports.py
+++ b/src/lightning_utilities/core/imports.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def compare_version(package: str, op: Callable, version: str, use_base_version:
     """
     try:
         pkg = importlib.import_module(package)
-    except ImportError:
+    except (ImportError, RuntimeError):
         return False
     try:
         # Use importlib.metadata to infer version