diff --git a/app/serialised_models.py b/app/serialised_models.py
index 7f88171d2..e47c8800c 100644
--- a/app/serialised_models.py
+++ b/app/serialised_models.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from werkzeug.utils import cached_property
 
 from app import db, redis_store
 
-from app.dao import templates_dao
 from app.dao.api_key_dao import get_model_api_keys
 from app.dao.services_dao import dao_fetch_service_by_id
 
@@ -101,6 +100,7 @@ class SerialisedTemplate(SerialisedModel):
     @staticmethod
     @redis_cache.set('template-{template_id}-version-None')
     def get_dict(template_id, service_id):
+        from app.dao import templates_dao
         from app.schemas import template_schema
 
         fetched_template = templates_dao.dao_get_template_by_id_and_service_id(