diff --git a/pioreactor/background_jobs/dosing_automation.py b/pioreactor/background_jobs/dosing_automation.py
index afa5e8ab..f03fdc14 100644
--- a/pioreactor/background_jobs/dosing_automation.py
+++ b/pioreactor/background_jobs/dosing_automation.py
@@ -684,15 +684,17 @@ def start_dosing_automation(
     experiment: Optional[str] = None,
     **kwargs,
 ) -> DosingAutomationJob:
+    from pioreactor.automations import dosing  # noqa: F401
+
     unit = unit or whoami.get_unit_name()
     experiment = experiment or whoami.get_assigned_experiment_name(unit)
     try:
         klass = available_dosing_automations[automation_name]
-    except:
+    except KeyError:
         raise KeyError(
             f"Unable to find {automation_name}. Available automations are {list( available_dosing_automations.keys())}"
         )
-        
+
     try:
         return klass(
             unit=unit,
@@ -702,9 +704,9 @@ def start_dosing_automation(
             duration=duration,
             **kwargs,
         )
-        
+
     except Exception as e:
-        logger = create_logger("dosing_automation") 
+        logger = create_logger("dosing_automation")
         logger.error(f"Error: {e}")
         logger.debug(e, exc_info=True)
         raise e
diff --git a/pioreactor/background_jobs/led_automation.py b/pioreactor/background_jobs/led_automation.py
index f707706a..6493ade4 100644
--- a/pioreactor/background_jobs/led_automation.py
+++ b/pioreactor/background_jobs/led_automation.py
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ def start_led_automation(
     experiment: Optional[str] = None,
     **kwargs,
 ) -> LEDAutomationJob:
+    from pioreactor.automations import led  # noqa: F401
+
     unit = unit or whoami.get_unit_name()
     experiment = experiment or whoami.get_assigned_experiment_name(unit)
     try:
@@ -305,13 +307,14 @@ def start_led_automation(
             duration=duration,
             **kwargs,
         )
-    
+
     except Exception as e:
-        logger = create_logger("led_automation") 
+        logger = create_logger("led_automation")
         logger.error(f"Error: {e}")
         logger.debug(e, exc_info=True)
         raise e
 
+
 available_led_automations: dict[str, type[LEDAutomationJob]] = {}
 
 
diff --git a/pioreactor/background_jobs/temperature_automation.py b/pioreactor/background_jobs/temperature_automation.py
index ae584a11..fb3e1913 100644
--- a/pioreactor/background_jobs/temperature_automation.py
+++ b/pioreactor/background_jobs/temperature_automation.py
@@ -634,6 +634,8 @@ def start_temperature_automation(
     experiment: Optional[str] = None,
     **kwargs,
 ) -> TemperatureAutomationJob:
+    from pioreactor.automations import temperature  # noqa: F401
+
     unit = unit or whoami.get_unit_name()
     experiment = experiment or whoami.get_assigned_experiment_name(unit)
     try:
@@ -653,9 +655,9 @@ def start_temperature_automation(
             automation_name=automation_name,
             **kwargs,
         )
-    
+
     except Exception as e:
-        logger = create_logger("temperature_automation") 
+        logger = create_logger("temperature_automation")
         logger.error(f"Error: {e}")
         logger.debug(e, exc_info=True)
         raise e
diff --git a/pioreactor/tests/test_automation_imports.py b/pioreactor/tests/test_automation_imports.py
index 1409ca3d..be0f8119 100644
--- a/pioreactor/tests/test_automation_imports.py
+++ b/pioreactor/tests/test_automation_imports.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# test_automation_imports
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pioreactor.background_jobs.temperature_automation import start_temperature_automation
-
 
 def test_start_temperature_automation() -> None:
     import importlib
 
     importlib.invalidate_caches()
+
+    from pioreactor.background_jobs.temperature_automation import start_temperature_automation
+
     with start_temperature_automation(
         "thermostat", "test", "test_start_temperature_automation", target_temperature=30
     ):
diff --git a/pioreactor/version.py b/pioreactor/version.py
index ce6ac502..745b72f3 100644
--- a/pioreactor/version.py
+++ b/pioreactor/version.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Append ".dev0" if a dev version
 # Append "rc0" if a rc version
 # No zero padding!
-__version__ = "24.7.18"
+__version__ = "24.7.18.dev0"
 
 
 def get_hardware_version() -> tuple[int, int] | tuple[int, int, str]: