diff --git a/src/authx/auth.py b/src/authx/auth.py
index c749616..05a5821 100644
--- a/src/authx/auth.py
+++ b/src/authx/auth.py
@@ -641,10 +641,10 @@ def add_program_to_opa(program_auth):
     # add the users to the preapproved user list
     for user_id in program_auth["team_members"]:
         # if the user isn't already approved, make sure they will be:
-        response, status_code = authx.auth.add_preapproved_user_in_opa(user_id)
+        response, status_code = add_preapproved_user_in_opa(user_id)
     for user_id in program_auth["program_curators"]:
         # if the user isn't already approved, make sure they will be:
-        response, status_code = authx.auth.add_preapproved_user_in_opa(user_id)
+        response, status_code = add_preapproved_user_in_opa(user_id)
 
     return {"message": f"{program_id} not added"}, status_code
 
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ def set_role_type_in_opa(role_type, members):
         if role_type in result['site_roles']:
             for user_id in members:
                 # if the user isn't already approved, make sure they will be:
-                response, status_code = authx.auth.add_preapproved_user_in_opa(user_id)
+                response, status_code = add_preapproved_user_in_opa(user_id)
 
             result['site_roles'][role_type] = members
             result, status_code = set_service_store_secret("opa", key=f"site_roles", value=json.dumps(result))