diff --git a/backend/bookslm_routes.py b/backend/bookslm_routes.py
index a0e4ec8..6b2e5bc 100644
--- a/backend/bookslm_routes.py
+++ b/backend/bookslm_routes.py
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ async def api_bookslm_agent(
                 while True:
                     try:
                         kind, item = await asyncio.wait_for(queue.get(), timeout=0.25)
-                    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                    except TimeoutError:
                         if run_task.done():
                             break
                         continue