diff --git a/plugboard/connector/connector_builder.py b/plugboard/connector/connector_builder.py
index 91365a8e..1d142c85 100644
--- a/plugboard/connector/connector_builder.py
+++ b/plugboard/connector/connector_builder.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 if _t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from plugboard.connector.connector import Connector
 
-from plugboard.connector.event_connector_spec_builder import EventConnectorSpecBuilder
 from plugboard.schemas import ConnectorSpec
 
 
@@ -26,5 +25,7 @@ def build(self, spec: ConnectorSpec) -> Connector:
 
     def build_event_connectors(self, components: _t.Iterable[_t.Any]) -> list[Connector]:
         """Builds event connectors for the given components."""
+        from plugboard.connector.event_connector_spec_builder import EventConnectorSpecBuilder
+
         evt_conn_map = EventConnectorSpecBuilder.build(components)
         return [self.build(spec=spec) for spec in evt_conn_map.values()]