diff --git a/nanobot/channels/discord.py b/nanobot/channels/discord.py
index 0cdea15cf..2ce61d83e 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/discord.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/discord.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from nanobot.command.builtin import build_help_text
 from nanobot.config.paths import get_media_dir
 from nanobot.config.schema import Base
 from nanobot.utils.helpers import safe_filename, split_message
+from loguru import logger
 
 DISCORD_AVAILABLE = importlib.util.find_spec("discord") is not None
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -314,8 +315,6 @@ if DISCORD_AVAILABLE:
             reply_to: str | None,
         ) -> tuple[discord.PartialMessage | None, discord.AllowedMentions]:
             """Build reply context for outbound messages."""
-            from loguru import logger
-
             mention_settings = discord.AllowedMentions(replied_user=False)
             if not reply_to:
                 return None, mention_settings
diff --git a/nanobot/channels/websocket.py b/nanobot/channels/websocket.py
index 487454c0d..39d953894 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/websocket.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/websocket.py
@@ -1104,8 +1104,6 @@ class WebSocketChannel(BaseChannel):
 
         Shape: ``list[{"data_url": str, "name"?: str | None}]``.
         """
-        from loguru import logger
-
         image_count = 0
         video_count = 0
         for item in media: