diff --git a/protocols/core.js b/protocols/core.js
index 20bafdf..d7ed549 100644
--- a/protocols/core.js
+++ b/protocols/core.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events'
 import * as net from 'node:net'
+import got from 'got'
 import Reader from '../lib/reader.js'
 import { debugDump } from '../lib/HexUtil.js'
 import Logger from '../lib/Logger.js'
@@ -322,8 +323,6 @@ export default class Core extends EventEmitter {
   async request (params) {
     await this.tcpPing()
 
-    const got = (await import('got')).got
-
     let requestPromise
     try {
       requestPromise = got({