diff --git a/octopoes/octopoes/xtdb/client.py b/octopoes/octopoes/xtdb/client.py
index 3c984bb3441..57561c43068 100644
--- a/octopoes/octopoes/xtdb/client.py
+++ b/octopoes/octopoes/xtdb/client.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def _get_xtdb_http_session(base_url: str) -> httpx.Client:
     return httpx.Client(
         base_url=base_url,
         headers={"Accept": "application/json"},
-        transport=(httpx.HTTPTransport(retries=3)),
+        transport=httpx.HTTPTransport(retries=3),
         timeout=settings.outgoing_request_timeout,
     )