diff --git a/tests/unit/test_points_gate.py b/tests/unit/test_points_gate.py
index 01c21a30a..6fc8e913e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_points_gate.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_points_gate.py
@@ -206,9 +206,10 @@ class TestPointsGateGlobalsBinding:
         """Toggling _pg_module._points_gate_enabled must flip what the wrapper
         sees (proxy pattern), not just a stale local in the decorator closure.
         """
-        import packages.middleware.points_gate as _pg
         from app.api.routes import generation_tasks
 
+        import packages.middleware.points_gate as _pg
+
         monkeypatch.setattr(_pg, "_points_gate_enabled", lambda: True)
         # if the wrapper bound a stale local, this would still be False
         assert _pg._points_gate_enabled() is True