diff --git a/src/utils/file_utils.py b/src/utils/file_utils.py
index c7730dd..ea91130 100644
--- a/src/utils/file_utils.py
+++ b/src/utils/file_utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Optional
 from src.utils.logger import get_logger
-from src.utils.image import Image
 
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@ def get_image_files(
         List of absolute paths to image files
     """
     if allowed_extensions is None:
+        from src.utils.image import Image
+
         allowed_extensions = Image.SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS
 
     # Normalize extensions to lowercase
@@ -205,6 +206,8 @@ def is_image_file(
         True if file is an image
     """
     if allowed_extensions is None:
+        from src.utils.image import Image
+
         allowed_extensions = Image.SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS
 
     extension = Path(file_path).suffix.lower()