diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/api.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/api.py
index 44525038a..f59f52be6 100755
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/api.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/api.py
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 
 import json
 
-from clan_lib.api import API, load_in_all_api_functions
+from clan_lib.api import load_in_all_api_functions
 
 
 def main() -> None:
     load_in_all_api_functions()
 
+    # import lazily since we otherwise we do not have all api functions loaded according to Qubasa
+    from clan_lib.api import API  # noqa: PLC0415
+
     schema = API.to_json_schema()
     print(f"""{json.dumps(schema, indent=2)}""")