diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 0a261fb..99457e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - PYSPARK_VERSION: "3.4.0"
             PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
-            JOBLIB_VERSION: "1.3.0"
+            JOBLIB_VERSION: ["1.3.0", "1.4.2"]
           - PYSPARK_VERSION: "3.4.0"
             PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12"
-            JOBLIB_VERSION: "1.3.0"
+            JOBLIB_VERSION: ["1.3.0", "1.4.2"]
         exclude:
           - PYSPARK_VERSION: "3.0.3"
             PIN_MODE: true
diff --git a/joblibspark/backend.py b/joblibspark/backend.py
index 3d39655..9eb1801 100644
--- a/joblibspark/backend.py
+++ b/joblibspark/backend.py
@@ -23,17 +23,19 @@
 import uuid
 from packaging.version import Version, parse
 
-import joblib
 from joblib.parallel \
     import AutoBatchingMixin, ParallelBackendBase, register_parallel_backend, SequentialBackend
 
-if parse(joblib.__version__) >= Version('1.4.0'):
+try:
+    # joblib >=1.4.0
     from joblib._utils import _TracebackCapturingWrapper as SafeFunction
-elif parse(joblib.__version__) < Version('1.3.0'):
-    from joblib._parallel_backends import SafeFunction
-else:
-    from joblib._parallel_backends import PoolManagerMixin
-    SafeFunction = None
+except ImportError:
+    try:
+        from joblib._parallel_backends import SafeFunction
+    except ImportError:
+        # joblib >= 1.3.0
+        from joblib._parallel_backends import PoolManagerMixin
+        SafeFunction = None
 
 from py4j.clientserver import ClientServer