diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_core.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_core.py
index 36c57055331..a22e37445e7 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_core.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_core.py
@@ -2468,6 +2468,7 @@ def _spacing_error_translator(e, direction, facet_arg):
     except ValueError as e:
         _spacing_error_translator(e, "Horizontal", "facet_col_spacing")
         _spacing_error_translator(e, "Vertical", "facet_row_spacing")
+        raise
 
     # Remove explicit font size of row/col titles so template can take over
     for annot in fig.layout.annotations: