diff --git a/src/aiida/manage/configuration/profile.py b/src/aiida/manage/configuration/profile.py
index 6a29f03c98..0e7dc57c94 100644
--- a/src/aiida/manage/configuration/profile.py
+++ b/src/aiida/manage/configuration/profile.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from aiida.common import exceptions
 
 from .options import parse_option
-from .settings import DAEMON_DIR, DAEMON_LOG_DIR
+# from .settings import DAEMON_DIR, DAEMON_LOG_DIR
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from aiida.orm.implementation import StorageBackend
@@ -232,18 +232,26 @@ def repository_path(self) -> pathlib.Path:
 
     @property
     def circus_log_file(self) -> pathlib.Path:
+        from .settings import DAEMON_DIR, DAEMON_LOG_DIR
+
         return DAEMON_LOG_DIR / f'circus_{self.name}.log'
 
     @property
     def circus_pid_file(self) -> pathlib.Path:
+        from .settings import DAEMON_DIR, DAEMON_LOG_DIR
+
         return DAEMON_DIR / f'circus_{self.name}.pid'
 
     @property
     def circus_port_file(self) -> pathlib.Path:
+        from .settings import DAEMON_DIR, DAEMON_LOG_DIR
+
         return DAEMON_DIR / f'circus-{self.name}.port'
 
     @property
     def circus_socket_endpoints(self) -> dict[str, pathlib.Path]:
+        from .settings import DAEMON_DIR, DAEMON_LOG_DIR
+
         return {
             'file': DAEMON_DIR / f'circus-{self.name}.sockets',
             'controller': pathlib.Path('circus.c.sock'),
@@ -253,10 +261,14 @@ def circus_socket_endpoints(self) -> dict[str, pathlib.Path]:
 
     @property
     def daemon_log_file(self) -> pathlib.Path:
+        from .settings import DAEMON_DIR, DAEMON_LOG_DIR
+
         return DAEMON_LOG_DIR / f'aiida-{self.name}.log'
 
     @property
     def daemon_pid_file(self) -> pathlib.Path:
+        from .settings import DAEMON_DIR, DAEMON_LOG_DIR
+
         return DAEMON_DIR / f'aiida-{self.name}.pid'
 
     @property
@@ -265,6 +277,8 @@ def filepaths(self):
 
         :return: a dictionary of filepaths
         """
+        from .settings import DAEMON_DIR, DAEMON_LOG_DIR
+
         return {
             'circus': {
                 'log': str(DAEMON_LOG_DIR / f'circus-{self.name}.log'),