diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/store/image_gen.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/store/image_gen.py
index 087a7895ba..64ac203182 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/store/image_gen.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/store/image_gen.py
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@ from replicate.client import Client as ReplicateClient
 from replicate.exceptions import ReplicateError
 from replicate.helpers import FileOutput
 
-from backend.blocks.ideogram import (
-    AspectRatio,
-    ColorPalettePreset,
-    IdeogramModelBlock,
-    IdeogramModelName,
-    MagicPromptOption,
-    StyleType,
-    UpscaleOption,
-)
 from backend.data.graph import GraphBaseMeta
 from backend.data.model import CredentialsMetaInput, ProviderName
 from backend.integrations.credentials_store import ideogram_credentials
@@ -50,6 +41,16 @@ async def generate_agent_image_v2(graph: GraphBaseMeta | AgentGraph) -> io.Bytes
     if not ideogram_credentials.api_key:
         raise ValueError("Missing Ideogram API key")
 
+    from backend.blocks.ideogram import (
+        AspectRatio,
+        ColorPalettePreset,
+        IdeogramModelBlock,
+        IdeogramModelName,
+        MagicPromptOption,
+        StyleType,
+        UpscaleOption,
+    )
+
     name = graph.name
     description = f"{name} ({graph.description})" if graph.description else name
 
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/__init__.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/__init__.py
index 5876be0893..d9446280a6 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/__init__.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/__init__.py
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ def _all_subclasses(cls: type[T]) -> list[type[T]]:
 # ============== Block access helper functions ============== #
 
 
-def get_blocks() -> dict[str, Type[AnyBlockSchema]]:
+def get_blocks() -> dict[str, Type["AnyBlockSchema"]]:
     return load_all_blocks()
 
 
 # Note on the return type annotation: https://github.com/microsoft/pyright/issues/10281
-def get_block(block_id: str) -> AnyBlockSchema | None:
+def get_block(block_id: str) -> "AnyBlockSchema | None":
     cls = get_blocks().get(block_id)
     return cls() if cls else None