diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index 6f5ebba0..5c73a4c9 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -1893,8 +1893,6 @@ def render_main_interface(app: App) -> None:
  render_save_preset_modal(app)
  render_save_workspace_profile_modal(app)
  render_add_context_files_modal(app)
- from src.command_palette import render_palette_modal
- from src.commands        import registry as _cmd_registry
  render_palette_modal(app, _cmd_registry.all())
  render_preset_manager_window(app)
  render_tool_preset_manager_window(app)
@@ -8757,7 +8755,7 @@ def draw_soft_shadow(draw_list: imgui.ImDrawList, p_min: imgui.ImVec2, p_max: im
 #endregion: Shaders
 
 #region: Command Palette Modal (rendering only; registry lives in src/commands.py)
-from src.commands import Command as _CpCommand, fuzzy_match as _cp_fuzzy_match, _close_palette, _execute as _cp_execute
+from src.commands import Command as _CpCommand, fuzzy_match as _cp_fuzzy_match, _close_palette, _execute as _cp_execute, registry as _cmd_registry
 
 def render_palette_modal(app: Any, commands: List[Any]) -> None:
  if not getattr(app, "show_command_palette", False):