diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b5dca8d..337bf1a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 * Update Otter Assign to handle notebooks with an invalid kernelspec by assuming the language is Python per [#895](https://github.com/ucbds-infra/otter-grader/issues/895)
 * Fixed assignment summary in Otter Assign so that manual questions are included per [#886](https://github.com/ucbds-infra/otter-grader/issues/886)
+* Wrap `ModuleNotFoundError` for `otter` in grading image to include debugging instructions per [#907](https://github.com/ucbds-infra/otter-grader/issues/907)
 
 **v6.0.5:**
 
diff --git a/otter/generate/templates/common/run_otter.py b/otter/generate/templates/common/run_otter.py
index d7ffa0f4..9b0be562 100644
--- a/otter/generate/templates/common/run_otter.py
+++ b/otter/generate/templates/common/run_otter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 """Runs Otter-Grader's autograding process"""
 
-from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+try:
+    from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    if "'otter'" in str(e):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "The 'otter' module could not be imported. This is usually caused by errors while building the "
+            "grading image, so check the image build logs and include them when requesting "
+            "support."
+        )
+    raise e
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/test/test_assign/files/example-autograder-correct/run_otter.py b/test/test_assign/files/example-autograder-correct/run_otter.py
index 31a96ac8..9c519072 100644
--- a/test/test_assign/files/example-autograder-correct/run_otter.py
+++ b/test/test_assign/files/example-autograder-correct/run_otter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 """Runs Otter-Grader's autograding process"""
 
-from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+try:
+    from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    if "'otter'" in str(e):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "The 'otter' module could not be imported. This is usually caused by errors while building the "
+            "grading image, so check the image build logs and include them when requesting "
+            "support."
+        )
+    raise e
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/test/test_assign/files/gs-autograder-correct/run_otter.py b/test/test_assign/files/gs-autograder-correct/run_otter.py
index 31a96ac8..9c519072 100644
--- a/test/test_assign/files/gs-autograder-correct/run_otter.py
+++ b/test/test_assign/files/gs-autograder-correct/run_otter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 """Runs Otter-Grader's autograding process"""
 
-from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+try:
+    from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    if "'otter'" in str(e):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "The 'otter' module could not be imported. This is usually caused by errors while building the "
+            "grading image, so check the image build logs and include them when requesting "
+            "support."
+        )
+    raise e
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/test/test_assign/files/rmd-autograder-correct/run_otter.py b/test/test_assign/files/rmd-autograder-correct/run_otter.py
index 31a96ac8..9c519072 100644
--- a/test/test_assign/files/rmd-autograder-correct/run_otter.py
+++ b/test/test_assign/files/rmd-autograder-correct/run_otter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 """Runs Otter-Grader's autograding process"""
 
-from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+try:
+    from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    if "'otter'" in str(e):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "The 'otter' module could not be imported. This is usually caused by errors while building the "
+            "grading image, so check the image build logs and include them when requesting "
+            "support."
+        )
+    raise e
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/test/test_generate/files/autograder-correct/run_otter.py b/test/test_generate/files/autograder-correct/run_otter.py
index 31a96ac8..9c519072 100644
--- a/test/test_generate/files/autograder-correct/run_otter.py
+++ b/test/test_generate/files/autograder-correct/run_otter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 """Runs Otter-Grader's autograding process"""
 
-from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+try:
+    from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    if "'otter'" in str(e):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "The 'otter' module could not be imported. This is usually caused by errors while building the "
+            "grading image, so check the image build logs and include them when requesting "
+            "support."
+        )
+    raise e
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/test/test_generate/files/autograder-custom-env/run_otter.py b/test/test_generate/files/autograder-custom-env/run_otter.py
index 31a96ac8..9c519072 100644
--- a/test/test_generate/files/autograder-custom-env/run_otter.py
+++ b/test/test_generate/files/autograder-custom-env/run_otter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 """Runs Otter-Grader's autograding process"""
 
-from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+try:
+    from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    if "'otter'" in str(e):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "The 'otter' module could not be imported. This is usually caused by errors while building the "
+            "grading image, so check the image build logs and include them when requesting "
+            "support."
+        )
+    raise e
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/test/test_generate/files/autograder-r-correct/run_otter.py b/test/test_generate/files/autograder-r-correct/run_otter.py
index 31a96ac8..9c519072 100644
--- a/test/test_generate/files/autograder-r-correct/run_otter.py
+++ b/test/test_generate/files/autograder-r-correct/run_otter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 """Runs Otter-Grader's autograding process"""
 
-from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+try:
+    from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    if "'otter'" in str(e):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "The 'otter' module could not be imported. This is usually caused by errors while building the "
+            "grading image, so check the image build logs and include them when requesting "
+            "support."
+        )
+    raise e
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/test/test_generate/files/autograder-r-requirements-correct/run_otter.py b/test/test_generate/files/autograder-r-requirements-correct/run_otter.py
index 31a96ac8..9c519072 100644
--- a/test/test_generate/files/autograder-r-requirements-correct/run_otter.py
+++ b/test/test_generate/files/autograder-r-requirements-correct/run_otter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 """Runs Otter-Grader's autograding process"""
 
-from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+try:
+    from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    if "'otter'" in str(e):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "The 'otter' module could not be imported. This is usually caused by errors while building the "
+            "grading image, so check the image build logs and include them when requesting "
+            "support."
+        )
+    raise e
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/test/test_generate/files/autograder-token-correct/run_otter.py b/test/test_generate/files/autograder-token-correct/run_otter.py
index 31a96ac8..9c519072 100644
--- a/test/test_generate/files/autograder-token-correct/run_otter.py
+++ b/test/test_generate/files/autograder-token-correct/run_otter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 """Runs Otter-Grader's autograding process"""
 
-from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+try:
+    from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    if "'otter'" in str(e):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "The 'otter' module could not be imported. This is usually caused by errors while building the "
+            "grading image, so check the image build logs and include them when requesting "
+            "support."
+        )
+    raise e
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/test/test_run/files/autograder/source/run_otter.py b/test/test_run/files/autograder/source/run_otter.py
index d997e57e..f16281ca 100644
--- a/test/test_run/files/autograder/source/run_otter.py
+++ b/test/test_run/files/autograder/source/run_otter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 """Runs Otter-Grader's autograding process"""
 
-from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+try:
+    from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    if "'otter'" in str(e):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "The 'otter' module could not be imported. This is usually caused by errors while building the "
+            "grading image, so check the image build logs and include them when requesting "
+            "support."
+        )
+    raise e
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/test/test_run/test_integration.py b/test/test_run/test_integration.py
index cf32775d..b88f1ac8 100644
--- a/test/test_run/test_integration.py
+++ b/test/test_run/test_integration.py
@@ -18,7 +18,18 @@
 
 from otter.generate.token import APIClient
 from otter.run import main as run_main
-from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+
+
+try:
+    from otter.run.run_autograder import main as run_autograder
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    if "'otter'" in str(e):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "The 'otter' module could not be imported. This is usually caused by errors while building the "
+            "grading image, so check the image build logs and include them when requesting "
+            "support."
+        )
+    raise e
 from otter.run.run_autograder.utils import OtterRuntimeError
 from otter.test_files import GradingResults
 from otter.utils import chdir, NBFORMAT_VERSION