diff --git a/src/players/models.py b/src/players/models.py
index 4306a8476e..f2eccf4091 100644
--- a/src/players/models.py
+++ b/src/players/models.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
 
 from src.server.caches import get_field_cache, set_field_cache, del_field_cache
 from src.server.caches import get_prop_cache, set_prop_cache, del_prop_cache
-from src.server.sessionhandler import SESSIONS
 from src.players import manager
 from src.typeclasses.models import Attribute, TypedObject, TypeNick, TypeNickHandler
 from src.typeclasses.typeclass import TypeClass
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ from src.utils.utils import inherits_from
 
 __all__  = ("PlayerAttribute", "PlayerNick", "PlayerDB")
 
+_SESSIONS = None
 _AT_SEARCH_RESULT = utils.variable_from_module(*settings.SEARCH_AT_RESULT.rsplit('.', 1))
 
 _GA = object.__getattribute__
@@ -333,7 +333,10 @@ class PlayerDB(TypedObject):
     #@property
     def sessions_get(self):
         "Getter. Retrieve sessions related to this player/user"
-        return SESSIONS.sessions_from_player(self)
+        global _SESSIONS
+        if not _SESSIONS:
+            from src.server.sessionhandler import SESSIONS as _SESSIONS
+        return _SESSIONS.sessions_from_player(self)
     #@sessions.setter
     def sessions_set(self, value):
         "Setter. Protects the sessions property from adding things"
diff --git a/src/scripts/scripts.py b/src/scripts/scripts.py
index 6f7a6e9677..eafa2d2195 100644
--- a/src/scripts/scripts.py
+++ b/src/scripts/scripts.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from twisted.internet.defer import maybeDeferred
 from twisted.internet.task import LoopingCall
 from django.conf import settings
 from src.server import caches
-from src.server.sessionhandler import SESSIONS
 from src.typeclasses.typeclass import TypeClass
 from src.scripts.models import ScriptDB
 from src.comms import channelhandler
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ __all__ = ["Script", "DoNothing", "CheckSessions", "ValidateScripts", "ValidateC
 if not is_pypy:
     __all__.append("ClearAttributeCache")
 
+_SESSIONS = None
 _ATTRIBUTE_CACHE_MAXSIZE = settings.ATTRIBUTE_CACHE_MAXSIZE # attr-cache size in MB.
 
 #
@@ -416,9 +416,12 @@ class CheckSessions(Script):
 
     def at_repeat(self):
         "called every 60 seconds"
+        global _SESSIONS
+        if not _SESSIONS:
+            from src.server.sessionhandler import SESSIONS as _SESSIONS
         #print "session check!"
         #print "ValidateSessions run"
-        SESSIONS.validate_sessions()
+        _SESSIONS.validate_sessions()
 
 class ValidateScripts(Script):
     "Check script validation regularly"