diff --git a/fooocus_extras/face_crop.py b/fooocus_extras/face_crop.py
index 702a2e7..e9d9092 100644
--- a/fooocus_extras/face_crop.py
+++ b/fooocus_extras/face_crop.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
 import modules.config
-import facexlib.utils.face_restoration_helper as face_restoration_helper
 
 
 faceRestoreHelper = None
@@ -26,7 +25,8 @@ def crop_image(img_rgb):
     global faceRestoreHelper
     
     if faceRestoreHelper is None:
-        faceRestoreHelper = face_restoration_helper.FaceRestoreHelper(
+        from facexlib.utils.face_restoration_helper import FaceRestoreHelper
+        faceRestoreHelper = FaceRestoreHelper(
             upscale_factor=1,
             model_rootpath=modules.config.path_controlnet,
             device='cpu'  # use cpu is safer since we are out of fcbh management
diff --git a/fooocus_version.py b/fooocus_version.py
index e4555f1..7442b9b 100644
--- a/fooocus_version.py
+++ b/fooocus_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = '2.1.795'
+version = '2.1.796'
diff --git a/modules/async_worker.py b/modules/async_worker.py
index 102e461..ef5f655 100644
--- a/modules/async_worker.py
+++ b/modules/async_worker.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def worker():
     import modules.constants as constants
     import modules.advanced_parameters as advanced_parameters
     import fooocus_extras.ip_adapter as ip_adapter
+    import fooocus_extras.face_crop
 
     from modules.sdxl_styles import apply_style, apply_wildcards, fooocus_expansion
     from modules.private_logger import log
@@ -544,8 +545,6 @@ def worker():
                     return
             for task in cn_tasks[flags.cn_ip_face]:
                 cn_img, cn_stop, cn_weight = task
-
-                import fooocus_extras.face_crop
                 cn_img = fooocus_extras.face_crop.crop_image(HWC3(cn_img))
 
                 # https://github.com/tencent-ailab/IP-Adapter/blob/d580c50a291566bbf9fc7ac0f760506607297e6d/README.md?plain=1#L75