diff --git a/src/flowcept/commons/flowcept_dataclasses/workflow_object.py b/src/flowcept/commons/flowcept_dataclasses/workflow_object.py
index 6e093a71..872e02fe 100644
--- a/src/flowcept/commons/flowcept_dataclasses/workflow_object.py
+++ b/src/flowcept/commons/flowcept_dataclasses/workflow_object.py
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 import msgpack
 from omegaconf import OmegaConf
 
-import flowcept
-from flowcept import __version__
-
+from flowcept.version import __version__
+from flowcept.commons.utils import get_utc_now
 from flowcept.configs import (
     settings,
     FLOWCEPT_USER,
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ def to_dict(self):
 
     def enrich(self, adapter_key=None):
         """Enrich it."""
-        self.utc_timestamp = flowcept.commons.utils.get_utc_now()
+        self.utc_timestamp = get_utc_now()
         self.flowcept_settings = OmegaConf.to_container(settings)
 
         if adapter_key is not None:
diff --git a/src/flowcept/commons/utils.py b/src/flowcept/commons/utils.py
index cdb3008a..a7e8e427 100644
--- a/src/flowcept/commons/utils.py
+++ b/src/flowcept/commons/utils.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def perf_log(func_name, t0: float, logger=None):
         return t1
     return None
 
+
 def get_status_from_str(status_str: str) -> Status:
     """Get the status."""
     # TODO: complete this utility function