diff --git a/awx/api/views/analytics.py b/awx/api/views/analytics.py
index 26824a93f208..1ccc99ba38b0 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/analytics.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/analytics.py
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ def _forward_response(self, response):
 
         return Response(response.content, status=response.status_code)
 
-    def base_auth_request(request: requests.Request, method: str, url: str, user: str, pw: str, headers: dict[str, str]) -> requests.Response:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _base_auth_request(request: requests.Request, method: str, url: str, user: str, pw: str, headers: dict[str, str]) -> requests.Response:
         response = requests.request(
             method,
             url,
@@ -217,11 +218,11 @@ def _send_to_analytics(self, request, method):
                 )
             except requests.RequestException:
                 logger.error("Automation Analytics API request failed, trying base auth method")
-                response = base_auth_request(request, method, url, rh_user, rh_password, headers)
+                response = self._base_auth_request(request, method, url, rh_user, rh_password, headers)
             except MissingSettings:
                 rh_user = self._get_setting('SUBSCRIPTIONS_USERNAME', None, ERROR_MISSING_USER)
                 rh_password = self._get_setting('SUBSCRIPTIONS_PASSWORD', None, ERROR_MISSING_PASSWORD)
-                response = base_auth_request(request, method, url, rh_user, rh_password, headers)
+                response = self._base_auth_request(request, method, url, rh_user, rh_password, headers)
             #
             # Missing or wrong user/pass
             #