diff --git a/plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py b/plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py
index e9955ae3eb..54579f9ccc 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py
+++ b/plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ import unicodedata
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Awaitable, Callable, ClassVar, Dict, Optional, Any, Tuple, List
 
-import aiohttp
-
+aiohttp: Any = None
 try:
+    import aiohttp as _aiohttp
     from slack_bolt.async_app import AsyncApp
     from slack_bolt.adapter.socket_mode.async_handler import AsyncSocketModeHandler
     from slack_sdk.web.async_client import AsyncWebClient
 
+    aiohttp = _aiohttp
     SLACK_AVAILABLE = True
 except ImportError:
     SLACK_AVAILABLE = False
diff --git a/tests/tui_gateway/test_plugins_manage_late_activation.py b/tests/tui_gateway/test_plugins_manage_late_activation.py
index 83ed5eb51a..8341c92457 100644
--- a/tests/tui_gateway/test_plugins_manage_late_activation.py
+++ b/tests/tui_gateway/test_plugins_manage_late_activation.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def test_plugins_manage_install_rescans_fires_on_plugin_loaded_and_exposes_mcp_s
     events: list = []
     manager.on_plugin_loaded(events.append)
     with patch("hermes_cli.plugins_cmd._install_plugin_core", _fake_install_core), \
-         patch("hermes_cli.plugins_cmd._install_python_dependencies_quietly", return_value=[]), \
+         patch("hermes_cli.plugins_cmd._python_dependency_summary", return_value=[]), \
          patch("gateway.control_socket.reload_gateway_plugins", return_value=None):  # no gateway running
         resp = server.handle_request({"id": "1", "method": "plugins.manage",
                                       "params": {"action": "install", "repo": "owner/late-mcp", "enable": True}})