diff --git a/lib/esbonio/esbonio/server/features/sphinx_manager/__init__.py b/lib/esbonio/esbonio/server/features/sphinx_manager/__init__.py
index f80730418..c8e138ee6 100644
--- a/lib/esbonio/esbonio/server/features/sphinx_manager/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/esbonio/esbonio/server/features/sphinx_manager/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from esbonio.server import EsbonioLanguageServer
+import typing
 
 from .client import ClientState
 from .client import SphinxClient
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 from .config import SphinxConfig
 from .manager import SphinxManager
 
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from esbonio.server import EsbonioLanguageServer
+
+
 __all__ = [
     "ClientState",
     "SphinxClient",