diff --git a/participant/src/cli.rs b/participant/src/cli.rs
index 02f2fcff..3e1cac25 100644
--- a/participant/src/cli.rs
+++ b/participant/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::args::Args;
-use crate::comms::cli::CLIComms;
 
+#[cfg(not(feature = "sockets"))]
+use crate::comms::cli::CLIComms;
 #[cfg(feature = "sockets")]
 use crate::comms::socket::SocketComms;