diff --git a/client/ayon_core/cli.py b/client/ayon_core/cli.py
index 186e11dfb5..dc794c41c2 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/cli.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/cli.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from ayon_core.lib.env_tools import (
     compute_env_variables_structure,
     merge_env_variables,
 )
-from ayon_core.pipeline.project_folders import create_project_folders
 
 
 @click.group(invoke_without_command=True)
@@ -255,6 +254,8 @@ def create_project_structure(
 
     """
 
+    from ayon_core.pipeline.project_folders import create_project_folders
+
     print(f">>> Creating project folder structure for project '{project}'.")
     create_project_folders(project)