diff --git a/guardrails/__init__.py b/guardrails/__init__.py
index 93fec0a81..7c7ee0c4b 100644
--- a/guardrails/__init__.py
+++ b/guardrails/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from guardrails.prompt import Instructions, Prompt
 from guardrails.rail import Rail
 from guardrails.utils import constants, docs_utils
-from guardrails.validators import Validator, register_validator
+from guardrails.validator_base import Validator, register_validator
 
 __all__ = [
     "Guard",