diff --git a/dzgui/api/steam.py b/dzgui/api/steam.py
index 397080c..88df5b4 100644
--- a/dzgui/api/steam.py
+++ b/dzgui/api/steam.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from shlex import shlex
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from dzgui.init.prereqs import has_steam_client
-from dzgui.api.mods import _hash
 from dzgui.const.constants import (
     APPID_DAYZ,
     APP_NAME,
@@ -58,6 +57,9 @@ def get_steam_paths() -> list[tuple[Path, str]]:
 
 
 def concat_mods(mods: list[str]) -> str:
+    # TODO: circular import workaround
+    from dzgui.api.mods import _hash
+
     hashes = []
     for mod in mods:
         md5sum = _hash(mod)