diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 1e2c3c6..0acb515 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 0.6.1 (unreleased)
 ==================
 
-- No changes yet.
+- Disabling the usage of the ``doctest_ignore_import_errors`` option to
+  ensure no behaviour changes compared to the 0.5.0 release. [#108]
 
 
 0.6.0 (2020-04-30)
diff --git a/pytest_doctestplus/plugin.py b/pytest_doctestplus/plugin.py
index 1760da1..d3d2870 100644
--- a/pytest_doctestplus/plugin.py
+++ b/pytest_doctestplus/plugin.py
@@ -168,10 +168,12 @@ def collect(self):
                 try:
                     module = self.fspath.pyimport()
                 except ImportError:
-                    if self.config.getvalue("doctest_ignore_import_errors"):
-                        pytest.skip("unable to import module %r" % self.fspath)
-                    else:
-                        raise
+                    pytest.skip("unable to import module %r" % self.fspath)
+                    # NOT USED: While correct, this breaks existing behavior.
+                    # if self.config.getvalue("doctest_ignore_import_errors"):
+                    #     pytest.skip("unable to import module %r" % self.fspath)
+                    # else:
+                    #     raise
 
             options = get_optionflags(self) | FIX