diff --git a/openpype/settings/ayon_settings.py b/openpype/settings/ayon_settings.py
index 00d4a27939..ae5f5ead4d 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/ayon_settings.py
+++ b/openpype/settings/ayon_settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import time
 
 import six
 import ayon_api
-from openpype.lib.openpype_version import is_staging_enabled
 
 
 def _convert_color(color_value):
@@ -1090,6 +1089,8 @@ class AyonSettingsCache:
             cls._production_settings is None
             or cls._production_settings.is_outdated
         ):
+            from openpype.lib.openpype_version import is_staging_enabled
+
             variant = "staging" if is_staging_enabled() else "production"
             value = ayon_api.get_addons_settings(
                 only_values=False, variant=variant)