diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index 02e80b6cd..84c1944af 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ for param in dir(configuration):
 
 # Force usage of PostgreSQL's JSONB field for extra data
 SOCIAL_AUTH_JSONFIELD_ENABLED = True
-SOCIAL_AUTH_CLEAN_USERNAME_FUNCTION = 'netbox.users.utils.clean_username'
+SOCIAL_AUTH_CLEAN_USERNAME_FUNCTION = 'users.utils.clean_username'
 
 #
 # Django Prometheus