diff --git a/pm4py/algo/querying/llm/connectors/openai.py b/pm4py/algo/querying/llm/connectors/openai.py
index 887c6ff7c..b9b4af572 100644
--- a/pm4py/algo/querying/llm/connectors/openai.py
+++ b/pm4py/algo/querying/llm/connectors/openai.py
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ def apply(query: str, parameters: Optional[Dict[Any, Any]] = None) -> str:
 
     import openai
 
-    openai.api_key = api_key
+    client = openai.OpenAI(api_key=api_key)
 
     message = {"role": "user", "content": query}
 
-    response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(model=model, messages=[message])
+    response = client.chat.completions.create(model=model, messages=[message])
     return response["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]