diff --git a/src/database/utils.js b/src/database/utils.js
index e4d1057..a23da52 100644
--- a/src/database/utils.js
+++ b/src/database/utils.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { ObjectId } from 'mongodb';
 import { auditLogModel } from './schemas/management/auditlog.schema.js';
 import { notificationModel } from './schemas/misc/notification.schema.js';
 import { userNotifierModel } from './schemas/misc/usernotifier.schema.js';
-import { models } from './schemas/models.js';
 import { natsServer } from './nats.js';
 
 import { customAlphabet } from 'nanoid';
@@ -21,8 +20,13 @@ function omitSensitive(obj) {
   return result;
 }
 
-function getModelEntryByType(parentType) {
-  return Object.values(models).find(
+let modelsCache = null;
+
+async function getModelEntryByType(parentType) {
+  if (!modelsCache) {
+    modelsCache = (await import('./schemas/models.js')).models;
+  }
+  return Object.values(modelsCache).find(
     entry => entry.type === parentType || entry.model?.modelName === parentType
   );
 }
@@ -496,7 +500,7 @@ async function editNotification(
 ) {
   if (NOTIFICATION_EXCLUDED_MODELS.includes(parentType)) return;
 
-  const modelEntry = getModelEntryByType(parentType);
+  const modelEntry = await getModelEntryByType(parentType);
   const user = notificationUserFromOwner(owner, ownerType);
   const objectName =
     oldValue?.name ?? newValue?.name ?? modelEntry?.label ?? parentType;