diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py b/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py
index 66c2428664..33b70cb9fc 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ except:
 from maintenance_mode.core import maintenance_mode_on
 from maintenance_mode.core import get_maintenance_mode, set_maintenance_mode
 
-from InvenTree.helpers import log_plugin_error
-
 from plugin import plugins as inventree_plugins
 from plugin.integration import IntegrationPluginBase
 
@@ -53,6 +51,8 @@ class PluginAppConfig(AppConfig):
     # region public plugin functions
     def load_plugins(self):
         """load and activate all IntegrationPlugins"""
+        from InvenTree.helpers import log_plugin_error
+
         logger.info('Start loading plugins')
         # set maintanace mode
         _maintenance = bool(get_maintenance_mode())
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class PluginAppConfig(AppConfig):
         :type disabled: str, optional
         :raises error: PluginLoadingError
         """
+        from InvenTree.helpers import log_plugin_error
         from plugin.models import PluginConfig
 
         logger.info('Starting plugin initialisation')
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/plugins.py b/InvenTree/plugin/plugins.py
index d215faacdd..a8b08cf6b4 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/plugins.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/plugins.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import logging
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import AppRegistryNotReady
 
-from InvenTree.helpers import log_plugin_error
-
 # Action plugins
 import plugin.builtin.action as action
 from plugin.action import ActionPlugin
@@ -29,6 +27,8 @@ def iter_namespace(pkg):
 
 def get_modules(pkg, recursive: bool = False):
     """get all modules in a package"""
+    from InvenTree.helpers import log_plugin_error
+
     if not recursive:
         return [importlib.import_module(name) for finder, name, ispkg in iter_namespace(pkg)]