diff --git a/packages/neo4j-schema-poller/src/neo4j-schema-poller.ts b/packages/neo4j-schema-poller/src/neo4j-schema-poller.ts
index c00b671b5..98e986f5f 100644
--- a/packages/neo4j-schema-poller/src/neo4j-schema-poller.ts
+++ b/packages/neo4j-schema-poller/src/neo4j-schema-poller.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { listDatabases } from './queries/databases.js';
 export class Neo4jSchemaPoller {
   public connection?: Neo4jConnection;
   public metadata?: MetadataPoller;
-  private reconnectionTimeout?: NodeJS.Timer;
+  private reconnectionTimeout?: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
 
   async connect(
     url: string,