diff --git a/integration_tests/test_pydantic.py b/integration_tests/test_pydantic.py
index 2ceff6a39..2661baffe 100644
--- a/integration_tests/test_pydantic.py
+++ b/integration_tests/test_pydantic.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import importlib.util
+
 import pytest
 import requests
 
@@ -5,12 +7,7 @@
 
 BASE_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:8080"
 
-try:
-    import pydantic
-
-    _HAS_PYDANTIC = True
-except ImportError:
-    _HAS_PYDANTIC = False
+_HAS_PYDANTIC = importlib.util.find_spec("pydantic") is not None
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(not _HAS_PYDANTIC, reason="pydantic not installed")
 
diff --git a/robyn/openapi.py b/robyn/openapi.py
index a8f5981d9..7383a3daf 100644
--- a/robyn/openapi.py
+++ b/robyn/openapi.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypedDict, is_typeddict
 
+from robyn.pydantic_support import get_pydantic_openapi_schema, is_pydantic_model
 from robyn.responses import html
 from robyn.robyn import QueryParams, Response
-from robyn.pydantic_support import get_pydantic_openapi_schema, is_pydantic_model
 from robyn.types import Body, JsonBody
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)