diff --git a/modules/__init__.py b/modules/__init__.py
index c7093b1..8dffa57 100644
--- a/modules/__init__.py
+++ b/modules/__init__.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 import tinytag
 
-_log_out: log95.TextIO
-
 @dataclass
 class Track:
     path: Path
diff --git a/modules/playlist_parser.py b/modules/playlist_parser.py
index 08c4043..efc9d75 100644
--- a/modules/playlist_parser.py
+++ b/modules/playlist_parser.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import glob
-from . import log95, _log_out, Path
+from . import log95, Path
 
+_log_out: log95.TextIO
 class PlaintextParser:
     def __init__(self): self.logger = log95.log95("PARSER", output=_log_out)
 
diff --git a/modules/skipper.py b/modules/skipper.py
index 7611b31..5b7ea7b 100644
--- a/modules/skipper.py
+++ b/modules/skipper.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from . import PlayerModule, log95, Track, _log_out
+from . import PlayerModule, log95, Track
 import os
 
+_log_out: log95.TextIO
 assert _log_out # pyright: ignore[reportUnboundVariable]
 logger = log95.log95("Skipper", output=_log_out)