diff --git a/src/debug_toolbar/litestar/middleware.py b/src/debug_toolbar/litestar/middleware.py
index b306323..eeb62f3 100644
--- a/src/debug_toolbar/litestar/middleware.py
+++ b/src/debug_toolbar/litestar/middleware.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import gzip
 import logging
 import re
 import time
@@ -490,8 +491,6 @@ def _inject_toolbar(self, body: bytes, context: RequestContext, content_encoding
             Tuple of (modified body, content_encoding to use).
             If gzip was decompressed, returns uncompressed body with empty encoding.
         """
-        import gzip
-
         # Handle gzip-compressed responses
         is_gzipped = content_encoding.lower() == "gzip"
         if is_gzipped: