diff --git a/src/lightning/app/cli/connect/data.py b/src/lightning/app/cli/connect/data.py
index 1c9efcd1f5102..d4d4af2db73f1 100644
--- a/src/lightning/app/cli/connect/data.py
+++ b/src/lightning/app/cli/connect/data.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import click
 import rich
-from lightning_cloud.openapi import ProjectIdDataConnectionsBody
 from rich.live import Live
 from rich.spinner import Spinner
 from rich.text import Text
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@ def connect_data(
 ) -> None:
     """Create a new data connection."""
 
+    from lightning_cloud.openapi import ProjectIdDataConnectionsBody
+
     if sys.platform == "win32":
         _error_and_exit("Data connection isn't supported on windows. Open an issue on Github.")