diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 66f854149..9929213ec 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import git
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from prompt_toolkit.enums import EditingMode
 
-from aider import __version__, models, utils
+from aider import __version__, models, urls, utils
 from aider.args import get_parser
 from aider.coders import Coder
 from aider.commands import Commands, SwitchCoder
@@ -326,8 +326,6 @@ def sanity_check_repo(repo, io):
         io.tool_error("Aider only works with git repos with version number 1 or 2.")
         io.tool_output("You may be able to convert your repo: git update-index --index-version=2")
         io.tool_output("Or run aider --no-git to proceed without using git.")
-        from aider import urls
-
         io.tool_output(urls.git_index_version)
         return False