diff --git a/backend/controllers/auth/authentication_controller.py b/backend/controllers/auth/authentication_controller.py
index 3d9f374e..e6156d35 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/auth/authentication_controller.py
+++ b/backend/controllers/auth/authentication_controller.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from _elementtree import Element
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import httpx
 from defusedxml.ElementTree import fromstring
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 from domain.logic.user import get_user_with_email
 from domain.models.UserDataclass import UserDataclass
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from _elementtree import Element
+
 props: Properties = Properties()