diff --git a/llama_stack/cli/stack/configure.py b/llama_stack/cli/stack/configure.py
index d739aad50..c184a1db5 100644
--- a/llama_stack/cli/stack/configure.py
+++ b/llama_stack/cli/stack/configure.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import argparse
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import pkg_resources
-
 import yaml
 from termcolor import cprint
 
@@ -49,6 +47,8 @@ class StackConfigure(Subcommand):
         )
 
     def _run_stack_configure_cmd(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+        import pkg_resources
+
         from llama_stack.distribution.build import ImageType
 
         docker_image = None
diff --git a/llama_stack/cli/stack/run.py b/llama_stack/cli/stack/run.py
index acdbcf3bc..29fec608e 100644
--- a/llama_stack/cli/stack/run.py
+++ b/llama_stack/cli/stack/run.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import argparse
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import pkg_resources
 import yaml
 
 from llama_stack.cli.subcommand import Subcommand
@@ -47,6 +46,8 @@ class StackRun(Subcommand):
         )
 
     def _run_stack_run_cmd(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+        import pkg_resources
+
         from llama_stack.distribution.utils.exec import run_with_pty
 
         if not args.config: