diff --git a/src/ai_client.py b/src/ai_client.py
index e8a4b844..cd9d0a24 100644
--- a/src/ai_client.py
+++ b/src/ai_client.py
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ def _ensure_minimax_client() -> None:
   api_key = creds.get("minimax", {}).get("api_key")
   if not api_key:
    raise ValueError("MiniMax API key not found in credentials.toml")
-  _minimax_client = OpenAI(api_key=api_key, base_url="https://api.minimax.chat/v1")
+  _minimax_client = openai.OpenAI(api_key=api_key, base_url="https://api.minimax.chat/v1")
 
 def _ensure_grok_client() -> Any:
  global _grok_client