diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yaml b/.github/workflows/CI.yaml
index 7c7dfdb76..016fad62c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [macOS-latest, ubuntu-latest]
         python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
-        pydantic-version: ["1", "2"]
+        pydantic-version: ["2"]
 
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/gmso/core/forcefield.py b/gmso/core/forcefield.py
index 1d95a31ca..e86c22c72 100644
--- a/gmso/core/forcefield.py
+++ b/gmso/core/forcefield.py
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 from typing import Iterable
 
 from lxml import etree
-from pydantic import ValidationError
+
+try:
+    from pydantic.v1 import ValidationError
+except:
+    from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 from gmso.core.element import element_by_symbol
 from gmso.exceptions import (
@@ -574,7 +578,7 @@ def xml_from_forcefield_utilities(cls, filename):
         try:
             loader = GMSOFFs()
             ff = loader.load(filename).to_gmso_ff()
-        except (ForceFieldParseError, FileNotFoundError, ValidationError):
+        except (ForceFieldParseError, ValidationError):
             loader = FoyerFFs()
             ff = loader.load(filename).to_gmso_ff()
         return ff