diff --git a/lib/couchrest/mixins/views.rb b/lib/couchrest/mixins/views.rb
index f6297cc..bdcab97 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/mixins/views.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/mixins/views.rb
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ module CouchRest
           begin
             design_doc.view_on(db, view_name, opts, &block)
             # the design doc may not have been saved yet on this database
-          rescue HttpAbstraction::ResourceNotFound => e
+          rescue RestClient::ResourceNotFound => e
             if retryable
               save_design_doc(db)
               retryable = false