diff --git a/src/neo4j/api.py b/src/neo4j/api.py
index 8c93276c8..ccc5f800d 100644
--- a/src/neo4j/api.py
+++ b/src/neo4j/api.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def basic_auth(user: str, password: str, realm: str | None = None) -> Auth:
 
     This will set the scheme to "basic" for the auth token.
 
-    :param user: user name, this will set the
+    :param user: user name, this will set the principal
     :param password: current password, this will set the credentials
     :param realm: specifies the authentication provider