diff --git a/src/cli/commands.py b/src/cli/commands.py
index d3a5039..abbf3f6 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands.py
+++ b/src/cli/commands.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ from src.deployment.bunnynet import (
     BunnyNetResourceConflictError
 )
 from src.ingestion.parser import CORAParser, CORAParseError
-from src.generation.batch_processor import BatchProcessor
-from src.generation.job_config import JobConfig
 
 
 def authenticate_admin(username: str, password: str) -> Optional[User]:
@@ -885,6 +883,9 @@ def generate_batch(job_file: str, force_regenerate: bool, username: Optional[str
     Example:
         python main.py generate-batch --job-file jobs/tier1_batch.json -u admin -p pass
     """
+    from src.generation.batch_processor import BatchProcessor
+    from src.generation.job_config import JobConfig
+    
     try:
         if not username or not password:
             username, password = prompt_admin_credentials()