diff --git a/tests/test_hooks_cli.py b/tests/test_hooks_cli.py
index 487acf7..19ecbaf 100644
--- a/tests/test_hooks_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_hooks_cli.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
+import mempalace.hooks_cli as hooks_cli_mod
 from mempalace.hooks_cli import (
     SAVE_INTERVAL,
     _count_human_messages,
@@ -969,9 +970,6 @@ def test_stop_hook_rejects_injected_stop_hook_active(tmp_path):
 # STATE_DIR.mkdir() on its own.
 
 
-import mempalace.hooks_cli as hooks_cli_mod
-
-
 def _redirect_palace_root(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     """Point PALACE_ROOT and STATE_DIR at a tmp location that does NOT exist."""
     fake_root = tmp_path / "absent-mempalace"