diff --git a/chromadb/auth/fastapi.py b/chromadb/auth/fastapi.py
index a634096805e..85c5b803135 100644
--- a/chromadb/auth/fastapi.py
+++ b/chromadb/auth/fastapi.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from starlette.responses import Response
 from starlette.types import ASGIApp
 
+import chromadb
 from chromadb.config import DEFAULT_TENANT, System
 from chromadb.auth import (
     AuthorizationContext,