diff --git a/metagpt/actions/action.py b/metagpt/actions/action.py
index c52caaa40..92608f448 100644
--- a/metagpt/actions/action.py
+++ b/metagpt/actions/action.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from typing import Optional
 from tenacity import retry, stop_after_attempt, wait_fixed
 
 from metagpt.actions.action_output import ActionOutput
-from metagpt.llm import LLMFactory
 from metagpt.logs import logger
 from metagpt.provider.base_gpt_api import BaseGPTAPI
 from metagpt.utils.common import OutputParser
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@ class Action(ABC):
     def __init__(self, name: str = "", context=None, llm: BaseGPTAPI = None):
         self.name: str = name
         if llm is None:
+            from metagpt.llm import LLMFactory
+
             llm = LLMFactory.new_llm()
         self.llm = llm
         self.context = context