diff --git a/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py b/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py
index 852e5369fe1..a17f9175bff 100644
--- a/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py
+++ b/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from models_library.basic_types import LogLevel, PortInt, VersionTag
-from pydantic import Field, NonNegativeInt, PositiveInt, field_validator
+from pydantic import AliasChoices, Field, NonNegativeInt, PositiveInt, field_validator
 from servicelib.logging_utils_filtering import LoggerName, MessageSubstring
 from settings_library.application import BaseApplicationSettings
 from settings_library.docker_registry import RegistrySettings