diff --git a/bimport.py b/bimport.py
index cad66de..85cadbe 100644
--- a/bimport.py
+++ b/bimport.py
@@ -22,13 +22,24 @@ if "utils" in locals():
 else:
     from .common import utils
 
+try:
+    from io_scene_gltf2.io.imp.gltf2_io_gltf import glTFImporter, ImportError
+    from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.gltf2_blender_gltf import BlenderGlTF
+    from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.gltf2_blender_vnode import VNode, compute_vnodes
+    from io_scene_gltf2.blender.com.gltf2_blender_extras import set_extras
+    from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.gltf2_blender_node import BlenderNode
+except (ModuleNotFoundError, ImportError):
+    from io_scene_gltf2.io.imp.gltf2_io_gltf import glTFImporter, ImportError
+    from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.blender_gltf import BlenderGlTF
+    from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.vnode import VNode, compute_vnodes
+    from io_scene_gltf2.blender.com.extras import set_extras
+    from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.node import BlenderNode
+
 
 # taken from blender_git/blender/scripts/addons/io_scene_gltf2/__init__.py
 
 
 def get_font_faces_in_file(filepath):
-    from io_scene_gltf2.io.imp.gltf2_io_gltf import glTFImporter, ImportError
-
     try:
         import_settings = {"import_user_extensions": []}
         gltf_importer = glTFImporter(filepath, import_settings)
@@ -283,18 +294,6 @@ class ImportGLTF2(Operator, ConvertGLTF2_Base, ImportHelper):
 
     def unit_import(self, filename, import_settings):
         import time
-        try:
-            from io_scene_gltf2.io.imp.gltf2_io_gltf import glTFImporter, ImportError
-            from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.gltf2_blender_gltf import BlenderGlTF
-            from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.gltf2_blender_vnode import VNode, compute_vnodes
-            from io_scene_gltf2.blender.com.gltf2_blender_extras import set_extras
-            from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.gltf2_blender_node import BlenderNode
-        except (ModuleNotFoundError, ImportError):
-            from io_scene_gltf2.io.imp.blender_gltf import glTFImporter, ImportError
-            from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.blender_gltf import BlenderGlTF
-            from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.vnode import VNode, compute_vnodes
-            from io_scene_gltf2.blender.com.extras import set_extras
-            from io_scene_gltf2.blender.imp.node import BlenderNode
 
         try:
             gltf = glTFImporter(filename, import_settings)