diff --git a/tests/routes/video-canvas-smart-edit.test.ts b/tests/routes/video-canvas-smart-edit.test.ts
index d069a6dba..e5ecc5d1e 100644
--- a/tests/routes/video-canvas-smart-edit.test.ts
+++ b/tests/routes/video-canvas-smart-edit.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { remoteRender } from "@/lib/video-canvas/smart-edit/remote-render";
 import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
 import {
   smartEditRequestSchema,
@@ -171,7 +172,6 @@ test("SRT input rejects bad time ranges and preserves multiline unicode text", (
 });
 
 test("remote render records deterministic identity before network failure and refuses endpoint changes", async () => {
-  const { remoteRender } = await import("@/lib/video-canvas/smart-edit/remote-render");
   const savedURL = process.env.SMART_EDIT_RENDER_URL,
     savedToken = process.env.SMART_EDIT_RENDER_TOKEN,
     oldFetch = globalThis.fetch;