diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.ts
index c7e41fd631..97d1052deb 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   stringifyEntityRef,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { InputError, NotFoundError } from '@backstage/errors';
+import lodash from 'lodash';
 import { Knex } from 'knex';
 import {
   EntitiesBatchRequest,