diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/frames.py b/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/frames.py
index c28c9212f..25e7c409c 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/frames.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/frames.py
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@
 """Custom frame types for OpenAI Realtime API integration."""
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from pipecat.frames.frames import DataFrame, FunctionCallResultFrame
-from pipecat.services.openai_realtime_beta.context import OpenAIRealtimeLLMContext
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pipecat.services.openai_realtime_beta.context import OpenAIRealtimeLLMContext
 
 
 @dataclass