diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/protocol_runner/__init__.py b/api/src/opentrons/protocol_runner/__init__.py
index 35360cc77d9..bc9045ca408 100644
--- a/api/src/opentrons/protocol_runner/__init__.py
+++ b/api/src/opentrons/protocol_runner/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     AnyRunner,
 )
 from .create_simulating_runner import create_simulating_runner
+from .run_orchestrator import RunOrchestrator
 
 __all__ = [
     "AbstractRunner",
@@ -23,4 +24,5 @@
     "PythonAndLegacyRunner",
     "LiveRunner",
     "AnyRunner",
+    "RunOrchestrator"
 ]
diff --git a/robot-server/robot_server/runs/engine_store.py b/robot-server/robot_server/runs/engine_store.py
index 8fbb226f973..3c4ab6b7a3b 100644
--- a/robot-server/robot_server/runs/engine_store.py
+++ b/robot-server/robot_server/runs/engine_store.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
     PythonAndLegacyRunner,
     RunResult,
     create_protocol_runner,
+    RunOrchestrator,
 )
-from opentrons.run_orchestrator import RunOrchestrator
 from opentrons.protocol_engine import (
     Config as ProtocolEngineConfig,
     DeckType,