diff --git a/app/catalog/service.py b/app/catalog/service.py
index fbfe980..704da34 100644
--- a/app/catalog/service.py
+++ b/app/catalog/service.py
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ class CatalogService:
 
             # Neo4j (NEO4J_AUTH=none means no password)
             try:
-                from neo4j import GraphDatabase
+                from neo4j import GraphDatabase, basic_auth
 
                 cfg = self.config["neo4j"]
-                auth = neo4j.basic_auth(cfg["user"], cfg["password"]) if cfg["password"] else None
+                auth = basic_auth(cfg["user"], cfg["password"]) if cfg["password"] else None
                 self._neo_driver = GraphDatabase.driver(cfg["uri"], auth=auth)
                 with self._neo_driver.session() as s:
                     s.run("RETURN 1").consume()