diff --git a/src/flows/doctor-health.ts b/src/flows/doctor-health.ts
index 683bd4713a5..52caa5c508d 100644
--- a/src/flows/doctor-health.ts
+++ b/src/flows/doctor-health.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,18 @@ import type { RuntimeEnv } from "../runtime.js";
 const intro = (message: string) => clackIntro(stylePromptTitle(message) ?? message);
 const outro = (message: string) => clackOutro(stylePromptTitle(message) ?? message);
 
+type ConfigModule = typeof import("../config/config.js");
+
+let configModulePromise: Promise<ConfigModule> | undefined;
+
+function loadConfigModule(): Promise<ConfigModule> {
+  return (configModulePromise ??= import("../config/config.js"));
+}
+
 export async function doctorCommand(runtime?: RuntimeEnv, options: DoctorOptions = {}) {
   const effectiveRuntime = runtime ?? (await import("../runtime.js")).defaultRuntime;
   if (options.repair === true || options.yes === true || options.generateGatewayToken === true) {
-    const { assertConfigWriteAllowedInCurrentMode } = await import("../config/config.js");
+    const { assertConfigWriteAllowedInCurrentMode } = await loadConfigModule();
     assertConfigWriteAllowedInCurrentMode();
   }
 
@@ -55,7 +63,7 @@ export async function doctorCommand(runtime?: RuntimeEnv, options: DoctorOptions
     runtime: effectiveRuntime,
     prompter,
   });
-  const { CONFIG_PATH } = await import("../config/config.js");
+  const { CONFIG_PATH } = await loadConfigModule();
   const ctx = {
     runtime: effectiveRuntime,
     options,