diff --git a/pywps/response/basic.py b/pywps/response/basic.py
index 5e8e3c80..cb2701c2 100644
--- a/pywps/response/basic.py
+++ b/pywps/response/basic.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pywps import WPSRequest
 
-from pywps.dblog import store_status
 from pywps.response.status import WPS_STATUS
 import os
 
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ def _update_status(self, status, message, status_percentage):
         :param pywps.response.status.WPS_STATUS status: process status - user should usually
             omit this parameter
         """
+        from pywps.dblog import store_status
         self.message = message
         self.status = status
         self.status_percentage = status_percentage