diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/initAdminFromEnv.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/initAdminFromEnv.ts
index d203896270..c9ff765a3e 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/initAdminFromEnv.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/initAdminFromEnv.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs';
 import { validatePassword } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import boxen from 'boxen';
 import { T } from 'nc-help';
-import { isEmail } from 'validator';
+import isEmail from 'validator/lib/isEmail';
 import NocoCache from '~/cache/NocoCache';
 import Noco from '~/Noco';
 import { ProjectUser, User } from '~/models';
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/services/users/users.service.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/services/users/users.service.ts
index e883858a74..0f7cac4a9b 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/services/users/users.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/services/users/users.service.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { promisify } from 'util';
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AppEvents, OrgUserRoles, validatePassword } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
-import { isEmail } from 'validator';
+import isEmail from 'validator/lib/isEmail';
 import { T } from 'nc-help';
 import * as ejs from 'ejs';
 import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs';