diff --git a/litellm/integrations/traceloop.py b/litellm/integrations/traceloop.py
index af0e2495c2..cce86540b5 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/traceloop.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/traceloop.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import sys
-from traceloop.tracing import Tracer
-
 
 class TraceloopLogger:
     def __init__(self):
+        from traceloop.tracing import Tracer
         self.tracer = Tracer.init(app_name=sys.argv[0])