diff --git a/src/commands/backup.atomic.test.ts b/src/commands/backup.atomic.test.ts
index 73e5d5b03c9..f2d5a50f38b 100644
--- a/src/commands/backup.atomic.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/backup.atomic.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { createTempHomeEnv, type TempHomeEnv } from "../test-utils/temp-home.js";
-import { backupCreateCommand } from "./backup.js";
 import {
   backupVerifyCommandMock,
   createBackupTestRuntime,
@@ -11,6 +10,8 @@ import {
   tarCreateMock,
 } from "./backup.test-support.js";
 
+const { backupCreateCommand } = await import("./backup.js");
+
 describe("backupCreateCommand atomic archive write", () => {
   let tempHome: TempHomeEnv;
 
diff --git a/src/commands/backup.test.ts b/src/commands/backup.test.ts
index 53d44c9ca2d..4cf921e3fa0 100644
--- a/src/commands/backup.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/backup.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   resolveBackupPlanFromPaths,
   resolveBackupPlanFromDisk,
 } from "./backup-shared.js";
-import { backupCreateCommand } from "./backup.js";
 import {
   backupVerifyCommandMock,
   createBackupTestRuntime,
@@ -19,6 +18,8 @@ import {
   tarCreateMock,
 } from "./backup.test-support.js";
 
+const { backupCreateCommand } = await import("./backup.js");
+
 describe("backup commands", () => {
   let tempHome: TempHomeEnv;