diff --git a/river/handlers/backends/database.py b/river/handlers/backends/database.py
index b14a577..fcd79eb 100644
--- a/river/handlers/backends/database.py
+++ b/river/handlers/backends/database.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def __register(self, handler_objs):
             for handler in handler_objs:
                 module, method_name = handler.method.rsplit('.', 1)
                 try:
-                    method = getattr(__import__(module, fromlist=[method]), method, None)
+                    method = getattr(__import__(module, fromlist=[method_name]), method_name, None)
                     if method:
                         self.handlers[handler.hash] = method
                         handlers.append(method)