diff --git a/pydase_service_base/database/__init__.py b/pydase_service_base/database/__init__.py
index a540e40..bba7fc3 100644
--- a/pydase_service_base/database/__init__.py
+++ b/pydase_service_base/database/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ except ImportError:
             )
 
 
+try:
+    import influxdb  # noqa
+
+    from .influxdbv1_session import InfluxDBv1Session  # type: ignore
+except ImportError:
+
+    class InfluxDBv1Session:  # type: ignore
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            raise OptionalDependencyError(
+                "InfluxDBSession requires the 'influxdbv2' extra. "
+                "Please refer to https://gitlab.phys.ethz.ch/tiqi-projects/qchub/icon-services/pydase_service_base."
+            )
+
+
 try:
     import sqlmodel  # noqa
 
@@ -30,4 +44,4 @@ except ImportError:
             )
 
 
-__all__ = ["InfluxDBSession", "PostgresDatabaseSession"]
+__all__ = ["InfluxDBSession", "InfluxDBv1Session", "PostgresDatabaseSession"]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 23cda88..4542c98 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pydase-service-base"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 description = "Repository storing the code that is common to all pydase services."
 authors = ["Mose Mueller <mosmuell@ethz.ch>"]
 license = "MIT"