diff --git a/test/ci/scripts/codequality/__init__.py b/test/ci/scripts/codequality/__init__.py
index aa2ae7e31..cb8f71fe8 100644
--- a/test/ci/scripts/codequality/__init__.py
+++ b/test/ci/scripts/codequality/__init__.py
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import json as _cq_json
 import sys as _cq_sys
 try:
     from termcolor import colored as _cq_colored
 except ImportError:
     def _cq_colored(text, color):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """fallback function for termcolor.colored"""
         return text
-from .issue_generator_clang_tidy import ClangTidyIssueGenerator
-from .issue_generator_clang_format import ClangFormatIssueGenerator
-from .issue_generator_warnings import WarningsIssueGenerator
-
 
 def print_debug(message):
     '''helper function to print debug messages'''
     print(f'Debug: {_cq_colored(message, "red")}',
           file=_cq_sys.stderr, flush=True)
 
 def print_info(message):
     '''helper function to print info messages'''
     print(f'Info: {_cq_colored(message, "blue")}',
           file=_cq_sys.stderr, flush=True)
 
 def run(cmd, **kwargs):
+    from .issue_generator_clang_tidy import ClangTidyIssueGenerator  # NOQA
+    from .issue_generator_clang_format import ClangFormatIssueGenerator  # NOQA
+    from .issue_generator_warnings import WarningsIssueGenerator  # NOQA
+
     if cmd == 'clang_tidy':
         tool = ClangTidyIssueGenerator(**kwargs)
     elif cmd == 'clang_format':
         tool = ClangFormatIssueGenerator(**kwargs)
     elif cmd == 'warnings':
         tool = WarningsIssueGenerator(**kwargs)
 
     tool.generate_issues()
 
     print(_cq_json.dumps(tool.issues))