diff --git a/lib/actions-oclif/devices/supported.ts b/lib/actions-oclif/devices/supported.ts
index a08250ba..07857dcb 100644
--- a/lib/actions-oclif/devices/supported.ts
+++ b/lib/actions-oclif/devices/supported.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { stripIndent } from 'common-tags';
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 
 import * as cf from '../../utils/common-flags';
-import { getBalenaSdk } from '../../utils/lazy';
+import { getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } from '../../utils/lazy';
 import { CommandHelp } from '../../utils/oclif-utils';
 
 interface FlagsDef {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default class DevicesSupportedCmd extends Command {
 		if (options.json) {
 			console.log(JSON.stringify(deviceTypes, null, 4));
 		} else {
-			const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
+			const visuals = getVisuals();
 			const output = await visuals.table.horizontal(deviceTypes, fields);
 			console.log(output);
 		}
diff --git a/lib/actions-oclif/envs.ts b/lib/actions-oclif/envs.ts
index 23b53678..a0a628bc 100644
--- a/lib/actions-oclif/envs.ts
+++ b/lib/actions-oclif/envs.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import * as _ from 'lodash';
 
 import { ExpectedError } from '../errors';
 import * as cf from '../utils/common-flags';
-import { getBalenaSdk } from '../utils/lazy';
+import { getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } from '../utils/lazy';
 import { CommandHelp } from '../utils/oclif-utils';
 
 interface FlagsDef {
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ export default class EnvsCmd extends Command {
 		varArray: EnvironmentVariableInfo[],
 		options: FlagsDef,
 	) {
-		const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
 		const fields = ['id', 'name', 'value'];
 
 		if (options.all) {
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ export default class EnvsCmd extends Command {
 			);
 		} else {
 			this.log(
-				visuals.table.horizontal(
+				getVisuals().table.horizontal(
 					_.sortBy(varArray, (v: SDK.EnvironmentVariableBase) => v.name),
 					fields,
 				),
diff --git a/lib/actions/app.ts b/lib/actions/app.ts
index 687e663c..6c87b9df 100644
--- a/lib/actions/app.ts
+++ b/lib/actions/app.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import { Application } from 'balena-sdk';
 import { CommandDefinition } from 'capitano';
-import { getBalenaSdk } from '../utils/lazy';
+import { getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } from '../utils/lazy';
 import * as commandOptions from './command-options';
 
 export const create: CommandDefinition<
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ Examples:
 	async action() {
 		const _ = await import('lodash');
 		const balena = getBalenaSdk();
-		const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
 
 		return balena.models.application
 			.getAll({
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ Examples:
 					});
 
 					console.log(
-						visuals.table.horizontal(applications, [
+						getVisuals().table.horizontal(applications, [
 							'id',
 							'app_name',
 							'device_type',
@@ -153,13 +152,11 @@ Examples:
 	permission: 'user',
 	primary: true,
 	async action(params) {
-		const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
-
 		return getBalenaSdk()
 			.models.application.get(params.name)
 			.then(application => {
 				console.log(
-					visuals.table.vertical(application, [
+					getVisuals().table.vertical(application, [
 						`$${application.app_name}$`,
 						'id',
 						'device_type',
diff --git a/lib/actions/auth.ts b/lib/actions/auth.ts
index e0828630..9f2de12e 100644
--- a/lib/actions/auth.ts
+++ b/lib/actions/auth.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import { CommandDefinition } from 'capitano';
-import { getBalenaSdk } from '../utils/lazy';
+import { getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } from '../utils/lazy';
 
 export const login: CommandDefinition<
 	{},
@@ -179,9 +179,8 @@ Examples:
 			balena.auth.getEmail(),
 			balena.settings.get('balenaUrl'),
 		]);
-		const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
 		console.log(
-			visuals.table.vertical({ username, email, url }, [
+			getVisuals().table.vertical({ username, email, url }, [
 				'$account information$',
 				'username',
 				'email',
diff --git a/lib/actions/config.coffee b/lib/actions/config.coffee
index 130a1d16..d098a61a 100644
--- a/lib/actions/config.coffee
+++ b/lib/actions/config.coffee
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 commandOptions = require('./command-options')
 { normalizeUuidProp } = require('../utils/normalization')
-{ getBalenaSdk } = require('../utils/lazy')
+{ getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } = require('../utils/lazy')
 
 exports.read =
 	signature: 'config read'
@@ -49,12 +49,11 @@ exports.read =
 	action: (params, options) ->
 		Promise = require('bluebird')
 		config = require('balena-config-json')
-		visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals')
 		umountAsync = Promise.promisify(require('umount').umount)
 		prettyjson = require('prettyjson')
 
 		Promise.try ->
-			return options.drive or visuals.drive('Select the device drive')
+			return options.drive or getVisuals().drive('Select the device drive')
 		.tap(umountAsync)
 		.then (drive) ->
 			return config.read(drive, options.type)
@@ -94,11 +93,10 @@ exports.write =
 		Promise = require('bluebird')
 		_ = require('lodash')
 		config = require('balena-config-json')
-		visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals')
 		umountAsync = Promise.promisify(require('umount').umount)
 
 		Promise.try ->
-			return options.drive or visuals.drive('Select the device drive')
+			return options.drive or getVisuals().drive('Select the device drive')
 		.tap(umountAsync)
 		.then (drive) ->
 			config.read(drive, options.type).then (configJSON) ->
@@ -144,12 +142,11 @@ exports.inject =
 	action: (params, options) ->
 		Promise = require('bluebird')
 		config = require('balena-config-json')
-		visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals')
 		umountAsync = Promise.promisify(require('umount').umount)
 		readFileAsync = Promise.promisify(require('fs').readFile)
 
 		Promise.try ->
-			return options.drive or visuals.drive('Select the device drive')
+			return options.drive or getVisuals().drive('Select the device drive')
 		.tap(umountAsync)
 		.then (drive) ->
 			readFileAsync(params.file, 'utf8').then(JSON.parse).then (configJSON) ->
@@ -195,12 +192,11 @@ exports.reconfigure =
 	action: (params, options) ->
 		Promise = require('bluebird')
 		config = require('balena-config-json')
-		visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals')
 		{ runCommand } = require('../utils/helpers')
 		umountAsync = Promise.promisify(require('umount').umount)
 
 		Promise.try ->
-			return options.drive or visuals.drive('Select the device drive')
+			return options.drive or getVisuals().drive('Select the device drive')
 		.tap(umountAsync)
 		.then (drive) ->
 			config.read(drive, options.type).get('uuid')
diff --git a/lib/actions/device.coffee b/lib/actions/device.coffee
index 76349038..4c51e99f 100644
--- a/lib/actions/device.coffee
+++ b/lib/actions/device.coffee
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 commandOptions = require('./command-options')
 _ = require('lodash')
 { normalizeUuidProp } = require('../utils/normalization')
-{ getBalenaSdk } = require('../utils/lazy')
+{ getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } = require('../utils/lazy')
 
 expandForAppName = {
 	$expand: belongs_to__application: $select: 'app_name'
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ exports.list =
 	action: (params, options) ->
 		Promise = require('bluebird')
 		balena = getBalenaSdk()
-		visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals')
 
 		Promise.try ->
 			if options.application?
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ exports.list =
 				device.uuid = device.uuid.slice(0, 7)
 				return device
 
-			console.log visuals.table.horizontal devices, [
+			console.log getVisuals().table.horizontal devices, [
 				'id'
 				'uuid'
 				'device_name'
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ exports.info =
 	action: (params, options) ->
 		normalizeUuidProp(params)
 		balena = getBalenaSdk()
-		visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals')
 
 		balena.models.device.get(params.uuid, expandForAppName)
 		.then (device) ->
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ exports.info =
 					if device.belongs_to__application?[0] then device.belongs_to__application[0].app_name else 'N/a'
 				device.commit = device.is_on__commit
 
-				console.log visuals.table.vertical device, [
+				console.log getVisuals().table.vertical device, [
 					"$#{device.device_name}$"
 					'id'
 					'device_type'
diff --git a/lib/actions/keys.ts b/lib/actions/keys.ts
index e70f9e7c..9b18094e 100644
--- a/lib/actions/keys.ts
+++ b/lib/actions/keys.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import { CommandDefinition } from 'capitano';
-import { getBalenaSdk } from '../utils/lazy';
+import { getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } from '../utils/lazy';
 import * as commandOptions from './command-options';
 
 export const list: CommandDefinition = {
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ Examples:
 	async action() {
 		const keys = await getBalenaSdk().models.key.getAll();
 
-		const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
-		console.log(visuals.table.horizontal(keys, ['id', 'title']));
+		console.log(getVisuals().table.horizontal(keys, ['id', 'title']));
 	},
 };
 
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@ Examples:
 	async action(params) {
 		const key = await getBalenaSdk().models.key.get(params.id);
 
-		const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
-		console.log(visuals.table.vertical(key, ['id', 'title']));
+		console.log(getVisuals().table.vertical(key, ['id', 'title']));
 
 		// Since the public key string is long, it might
 		// wrap to lines below, causing the table layout to break.
diff --git a/lib/actions/local/flash.ts b/lib/actions/local/flash.ts
index b11c406b..de0c19c4 100644
--- a/lib/actions/local/flash.ts
+++ b/lib/actions/local/flash.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { CommandDefinition } from 'capitano';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { stripIndent } from 'common-tags';
 import * as SDK from 'etcher-sdk';
+import { getVisuals } from '../../utils/lazy';
 
 async function getDrive(options: {
 	drive?: string;
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ export const flash: CommandDefinition<
 		},
 	],
 	async action(params, options) {
-		const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
 		const form = await import('resin-cli-form');
 		const { sourceDestination, multiWrite } = await import('etcher-sdk');
 
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export const flash: CommandDefinition<
 		);
 		const source = await file.getInnerSource();
 
+		const visuals = getVisuals();
 		const progressBars: { [key: string]: any } = {
 			flashing: new visuals.Progress('Flashing'),
 			verifying: new visuals.Progress('Validating'),
diff --git a/lib/actions/os.coffee b/lib/actions/os.coffee
index 1c2c4d19..dae2e6b8 100644
--- a/lib/actions/os.coffee
+++ b/lib/actions/os.coffee
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 commandOptions = require('./command-options')
 _ = require('lodash')
-{ getBalenaSdk } = require('../utils/lazy')
+{ getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } = require('../utils/lazy')
 
 formatVersion = (v, isRecommended) ->
 	result = "v#{v}"
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ exports.download =
 		fs = require('fs')
 		rindle = require('rindle')
 		manager = require('balena-image-manager')
-		visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals')
 
 		console.info("Getting device operating system for #{params.type}")
 
@@ -122,6 +121,7 @@ exports.download =
 				displayVersion = " #{version}"
 			return manager.get(params.type, version)
 		.then (stream) ->
+			visuals = getVisuals()
 			bar = new visuals.Progress("Downloading Device OS#{displayVersion}")
 			spinner = new visuals.Spinner("Downloading Device OS#{displayVersion} (size unknown)")
 
diff --git a/lib/actions/preload.coffee b/lib/actions/preload.coffee
index 3a9d00f6..c55a9070 100644
--- a/lib/actions/preload.coffee
+++ b/lib/actions/preload.coffee
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 ###
 
 _ = require('lodash')
-{ getBalenaSdk } = require('../utils/lazy')
+{ getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } = require('../utils/lazy')
 
 dockerUtils = require('../utils/docker')
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ getApplicationsWithSuccessfulBuilds = (deviceType) ->
 				$orderby: 'app_name asc'
 
 selectApplication = (deviceType) ->
-	visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals')
+	visuals = getVisuals()
 	form = require('resin-cli-form')
 	{ exitWithExpectedError } = require('../utils/patterns')
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ module.exports =
 		Promise = require('bluebird')
 		balena = getBalenaSdk()
 		preload = require('balena-preload')
-		visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals')
+		visuals = getVisuals()
 		nodeCleanup = require('node-cleanup')
 		{ exitWithExpectedError } = require('../utils/patterns')
 
diff --git a/lib/actions/scan.coffee b/lib/actions/scan.coffee
index 362bf4f5..5a0a3a9e 100644
--- a/lib/actions/scan.coffee
+++ b/lib/actions/scan.coffee
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 ###
 
+{ getVisuals } = require('../utils/lazy')
+
 dockerInfoProperties = [
 	'Containers'
 	'ContainersRunning'
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ module.exports =
 		_ = require('lodash')
 		prettyjson = require('prettyjson')
 		{ discover } = require('balena-sync')
-		{ SpinnerPromise } = require('resin-cli-visuals')
+		{ SpinnerPromise } = getVisuals()
 		{ dockerPort, dockerTimeout } = require('./local/common')
 		dockerUtils = require('../utils/docker')
 		{ exitWithExpectedError } = require('../utils/patterns')
diff --git a/lib/actions/tags.ts b/lib/actions/tags.ts
index 136ebb2f..700ef8e4 100644
--- a/lib/actions/tags.ts
+++ b/lib/actions/tags.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 import { ApplicationTag, DeviceTag, ReleaseTag } from 'balena-sdk';
 import { CommandDefinition } from 'capitano';
 import { stripIndent } from 'common-tags';
-import { getBalenaSdk } from '../utils/lazy';
+import { getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } from '../utils/lazy';
 import {
 	disambiguateReleaseParam,
 	normalizeUuidProp,
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export const list: CommandDefinition<
 		const Bluebird = await import('bluebird');
 		const _ = await import('lodash');
 		const balena = getBalenaSdk();
-		const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
 
 		const { exitWithExpectedError } = await import('../utils/patterns');
 
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ export const list: CommandDefinition<
 			}
 
 			console.log(
-				visuals.table.horizontal(environmentVariables, [
+				getVisuals().table.horizontal(environmentVariables, [
 					'id',
 					'tag_key',
 					'value',
diff --git a/lib/actions/util.ts b/lib/actions/util.ts
index 093448a8..4eea2877 100644
--- a/lib/actions/util.ts
+++ b/lib/actions/util.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 import { CommandDefinition } from 'capitano';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { stripIndent } from 'common-tags';
+import { getVisuals } from '../utils/lazy';
 
 export const availableDrives: CommandDefinition<{}, {}> = {
 	signature: 'util available-drives',
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ export const availableDrives: CommandDefinition<{}, {}> = {
 	`,
 	async action() {
 		const sdk = await import('etcher-sdk');
-		const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
 
 		const adapter = new sdk.scanner.adapters.BlockDeviceAdapter(() => false);
 		const scanner = new sdk.scanner.Scanner([adapter]);
@@ -53,11 +53,10 @@ export const availableDrives: CommandDefinition<{}, {}> = {
 			);
 		} else {
 			console.log(
-				visuals.table.horizontal(Array.from(scanner.drives).map(formatDrive), [
-					'device',
-					'size',
-					'description',
-				]),
+				getVisuals().table.horizontal(
+					Array.from(scanner.drives).map(formatDrive),
+					['device', 'size', 'description'],
+				),
 			);
 		}
 		scanner.stop();
diff --git a/lib/utils/deploy-legacy.coffee b/lib/utils/deploy-legacy.coffee
index 28d53019..c7acad50 100644
--- a/lib/utils/deploy-legacy.coffee
+++ b/lib/utils/deploy-legacy.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Promise = require('bluebird')
+{ getVisuals } = require('./lazy')
 
 getBuilderPushEndpoint = (baseUrl, owner, app) ->
 	querystring = require('querystring')
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ bufferImage = (docker, imageId, bufferFile) ->
 			bufferedStream.length = imageSize
 
 showPushProgress = (message) ->
-	visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals')
+	visuals = getVisuals()
 	progressBar = new visuals.Progress(message)
 	progressBar.update({ percentage: 0 })
 	return progressBar
diff --git a/lib/utils/helpers.ts b/lib/utils/helpers.ts
index 5017ee81..5e394556 100644
--- a/lib/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ import Bluebird = require('bluebird');
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import _ = require('lodash');
 import os = require('os');
-import visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals');
 import * as ShellEscape from 'shell-escape';
 
 import { ExpectedError } from '../errors';
-import { getBalenaSdk } from './lazy';
+import { getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } from './lazy';
 
 export function getGroupDefaults(group: {
 	options: Array<{ name: string; default?: string }>;
@@ -129,6 +128,7 @@ export async function osProgressHandler(step: InitializeEmitter) {
 		console.log(exports.stateToString(state));
 	});
 
+	const visuals = getVisuals();
 	const progressBars = {
 		write: new visuals.Progress('Writing Device OS'),
 		check: new visuals.Progress('Validating Device OS'),
diff --git a/lib/utils/lazy.ts b/lib/utils/lazy.ts
index c3eb67fa..da1f1020 100644
--- a/lib/utils/lazy.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/lazy.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import * as BalenaSdk from 'balena-sdk';
+import * as visuals from 'resin-cli-visuals';
 
 // Equivalent of _.once but avoiding the need to import lodash for lazy deps
 const once = <T>(fn: () => T) => {
@@ -30,3 +31,7 @@ const once = <T>(fn: () => T) => {
 export const getBalenaSdk = once(() =>
 	(require('balena-sdk') as typeof BalenaSdk).fromSharedOptions(),
 );
+
+export const getVisuals = once(
+	() => require('resin-cli-visuals') as typeof visuals,
+);
diff --git a/lib/utils/patterns.ts b/lib/utils/patterns.ts
index 19b0629b..6e463977 100644
--- a/lib/utils/patterns.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/patterns.ts
@@ -20,15 +20,13 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { stripIndent } from 'common-tags';
 import _ = require('lodash');
 import _form = require('resin-cli-form');
-import _visuals = require('resin-cli-visuals');
 
 import { NotLoggedInError } from '../errors';
-import { getBalenaSdk } from './lazy';
+import { getBalenaSdk, getVisuals } from './lazy';
 import messages = require('./messages');
 import validation = require('./validation');
 
 const getForm = _.once((): typeof _form => require('resin-cli-form'));
-const getVisuals = _.once((): typeof _visuals => require('resin-cli-visuals'));
 
 export function authenticate(options: {}): Bluebird<void> {
 	const balena = getBalenaSdk();
diff --git a/lib/utils/promote.ts b/lib/utils/promote.ts
index 5104ca0b..9c1afef2 100644
--- a/lib/utils/promote.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/promote.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import * as BalenaSdk from 'balena-sdk';
 import { stripIndent } from 'common-tags';
 
 import { ExpectedError } from '../errors';
+import { getVisuals } from './lazy';
 import Logger = require('./logger');
 import { exec, execBuffered, getDeviceOsRelease } from './ssh';
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ async function execCommand(
 	msg: string,
 ): Promise<void> {
 	const through = await import('through2');
-	const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
+	const visuals = getVisuals();
 
 	const spinner = new visuals.Spinner(`[${deviceIp}] Connecting...`);
 	const innerSpinner = spinner.spinner;
diff --git a/lib/utils/remote-build.ts b/lib/utils/remote-build.ts
index 12eb8d7a..b619092d 100644
--- a/lib/utils/remote-build.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/remote-build.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import Logger = require('./logger');
 
 import { exitWithExpectedError } from '../utils/patterns';
 import { tarDirectory } from './compose';
+import { getVisuals } from './lazy';
 
 const globalLogger = Logger.getLogger();
 
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ async function getTarStream(build: RemoteBuild): Promise<Stream.Readable> {
 		},
 	};
 	if (process.stdout.isTTY) {
-		const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
+		const visuals = getVisuals();
 		tarSpinner = new visuals.Spinner('Packaging the project source...');
 	}
 
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ async function getRemoteBuildStream(
 	};
 	// We only show the spinner when outputting to a tty
 	if (process.stdout.isTTY) {
-		const visuals = await import('resin-cli-visuals');
+		const visuals = getVisuals();
 		uploadSpinner = new visuals.Spinner(
 			'Uploading source package to balena cloud',
 		);