diff --git a/_docs/example_plugin/some_module.py b/_docs/example_plugin/some_module.py
index d6d54232..e36fa801 100644
--- a/_docs/example_plugin/some_module.py
+++ b/_docs/example_plugin/some_module.py
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
 from magicgui import magic_factory
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
 
-from npe2.types import LayerData, PathOrPaths, ReaderFunction
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import napari.types
     import napari.viewer
+    from npe2.types import LayerData, PathOrPaths, ReaderFunction
 
 
 def write_points(path: str, layer_data: Any, attributes: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[str]: