diff --git a/tests/basic/test_exceptions.py b/tests/basic/test_exceptions.py
index 97ae452f3..38fe66e0e 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_exceptions.py
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ def test_get_ex_info():
 def test_permission_denied_error():
     """Test specific handling of PermissionDeniedError"""
     ex = LiteLLMExceptions()
-    from litellm import PermissionDeniedError
     from types import SimpleNamespace
 
+    from litellm import PermissionDeniedError
+
     response = SimpleNamespace(status_code=403, text="")
     perm_error = PermissionDeniedError(
         message="Permission denied",