diff --git a/plugins/modules/iam_user.py b/plugins/modules/iam_user.py
index 6b8efcda811..7bd8ebda423 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/iam_user.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/iam_user.py
@@ -106,17 +106,16 @@
             sample: /
 '''
 
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
-from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import AnsibleAWSModule
-from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import camel_dict_to_snake_dict
-
-import traceback
-
 try:
-    from botocore.exceptions import ClientError, ParamValidationError, BotoCoreError
+    import botocore
 except ImportError:
     pass  # caught by AnsibleAWSModule
 
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.dict_transformations import camel_dict_to_snake_dict
+
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import AnsibleAWSModule
+
 
 def compare_attached_policies(current_attached_policies, new_attached_policies):
 
@@ -176,11 +175,8 @@ def create_or_update_user(connection, module):
         try:
             connection.create_user(**params)
             changed = True
-        except ClientError as e:
-            module.fail_json(msg="Unable to create user: {0}".format(to_native(e)), exception=traceback.format_exc(),
-                             **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
-        except ParamValidationError as e:
-            module.fail_json(msg="Unable to create user: {0}".format(to_native(e)), exception=traceback.format_exc())
+        except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
+            module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Unable to create user")
 
     # Manage managed policies
     current_attached_policies = get_attached_policy_list(connection, module, params['UserName'])
@@ -197,14 +193,9 @@ def create_or_update_user(connection, module):
                 if not module.check_mode:
                     try:
                         connection.detach_user_policy(UserName=params['UserName'], PolicyArn=policy_arn)
-                    except ClientError as e:
-                        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to detach policy {0} from user {1}: {2}".format(
-                                         policy_arn, params['UserName'], to_native(e)),
-                                         exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
-                    except ParamValidationError as e:
-                        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to detach policy {0} from user {1}: {2}".format(
-                                         policy_arn, params['UserName'], to_native(e)),
-                                         exception=traceback.format_exc())
+                    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
+                        module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Unable to detach policy {0} from user {1}".format(
+                                             policy_arn, params['UserName']))
 
         # If there are policies to adjust that aren't in the current list, then things have changed
         # Otherwise the only changes were in purging above
@@ -215,14 +206,9 @@ def create_or_update_user(connection, module):
                 for policy_arn in managed_policies:
                     try:
                         connection.attach_user_policy(UserName=params['UserName'], PolicyArn=policy_arn)
-                    except ClientError as e:
-                        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to attach policy {0} to user {1}: {2}".format(
-                                         policy_arn, params['UserName'], to_native(e)),
-                                         exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
-                    except ParamValidationError as e:
-                        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to attach policy {0} to user {1}: {2}".format(
-                                         policy_arn, params['UserName'], to_native(e)),
-                                         exception=traceback.format_exc())
+                    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
+                        module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Unable to attach policy {0} to user {1}".format(
+                                             policy_arn, params['UserName']))
     if module.check_mode:
         module.exit_json(changed=changed)
 
@@ -249,7 +235,7 @@ def destroy_user(connection, module):
     try:
         for policy in get_attached_policy_list(connection, module, user_name):
             connection.detach_user_policy(UserName=user_name, PolicyArn=policy['PolicyArn'])
-    except (ClientError, BotoCoreError) as e:
+    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
         module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Unable to delete user {0}".format(user_name))
 
     try:
@@ -298,7 +284,7 @@ def destroy_user(connection, module):
             connection.remove_user_from_group(UserName=user_name, GroupName=group["GroupName"])
 
         connection.delete_user(UserName=user_name)
-    except (ClientError, BotoCoreError) as e:
+    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
         module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Unable to delete user {0}".format(user_name))
 
     module.exit_json(changed=True)
@@ -311,7 +297,7 @@ def get_user(connection, module, name):
 
     try:
         return connection.get_user(**params)
-    except ClientError as e:
+    except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
         if e.response['Error']['Code'] == 'NoSuchEntity':
             return None
         else:
@@ -323,7 +309,7 @@ def get_attached_policy_list(connection, module, name):
 
     try:
         return connection.list_attached_user_policies(UserName=name)['AttachedPolicies']
-    except ClientError as e:
+    except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
         if e.response['Error']['Code'] == 'NoSuchEntity':
             return None
         else:
@@ -334,7 +320,7 @@ def delete_user_login_profile(connection, module, user_name):
 
     try:
         return connection.delete_login_profile(UserName=user_name)
-    except ClientError as e:
+    except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
         if e.response["Error"]["Code"] == "NoSuchEntity":
             return None
         else: