--- a/src/eric7/VCS/__init__.py	Sun Nov 06 11:22:39 2022 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/VCS/__init__.py	Mon Nov 07 17:19:58 2022 +0100
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@
     @return reference to the basic VCS project helper singleton
         (VcsProjectHelper)
     """
+    from .ProjectHelper import VcsProjectHelper
+
     global VcsBasicHelperSingleton
 
     if VcsBasicHelperSingleton is None:
-        from .ProjectHelper import VcsProjectHelper
-
         VcsBasicHelperSingleton = VcsProjectHelper(None, project)
 
     return VcsBasicHelperSingleton