diff --git a/src/vfb_connect/cross_server_tools.py b/src/vfb_connect/cross_server_tools.py
index 37864af4..e4a7da4f 100644
--- a/src/vfb_connect/cross_server_tools.py
+++ b/src/vfb_connect/cross_server_tools.py
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ def get_dbs(self, include_symbols=True, data_sources_only=True):
                 symbol_query += "WHERE i:Site OR i:API "
             symbol_query += "AND exists(i.symbol) AND i.symbol[0] <> '' RETURN i.symbol[0] as symbol"
 
-            symbol_results = self._query(symbol_query)
+            symbol_results = self.cypher_query(symbol_query)
             dbs.extend([d['symbol'] for d in symbol_results if d['symbol']])
 
         # Cache the results for this combination of parameters