diff --git a/backend/app/services/geo_service.py b/backend/app/services/geo_service.py
index 93b869c..50ba24b 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/geo_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/geo_service.py
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-import geoip2.database
-import geoip2.errors
 import structlog
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import aiohttp
     import aiosqlite
+    import geoip2.database
+    import geoip2.errors
 
 log: structlog.stdlib.BoundLogger = structlog.get_logger()
 
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ def init_geoip(mmdb_path: str | None) -> None:
         return
     from pathlib import Path  # noqa: PLC0415
 
+    import geoip2.database  # noqa: PLC0415
+
     if not Path(mmdb_path).is_file():
         log.warning("geoip_mmdb_not_found", path=mmdb_path)
         return
@@ -176,6 +178,8 @@ def _geoip_lookup(ip: str) -> GeoInfo | None:
     """
     if _geoip_reader is None:
         return None
+    import geoip2.errors  # noqa: PLC0415
+
     try:
         response = _geoip_reader.country(ip)
         code: str | None = response.country.iso_code or None