diff --git a/modules/launch_utils.py b/modules/launch_utils.py
index b827debe2..432560725 100644
--- a/modules/launch_utils.py
+++ b/modules/launch_utils.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import importlib.util
 import platform
 import json
 from functools import lru_cache
-from tqdm.auto import tqdm
 
 from modules import cmd_args, errors
 from modules.paths_internal import script_path, extensions_dir
@@ -225,6 +224,7 @@ def run_extensions_installers(settings_file):
     if not os.path.isdir(extensions_dir):
         return
 
+    from tqdm.auto import tqdm
     pbar_extensions = tqdm(list_extensions(settings_file),
                 bar_format="{desc}: |{bar}|{percentage:3.0f}% [{n_fmt}/{total_fmt} {elapsed}<{remaining}]")
     for dirname_extension in pbar_extensions: