diff --git a/parsl/dataflow/job_error_handler.py b/parsl/dataflow/job_error_handler.py
index 44dfdc0f96..2acf97f9fd 100644
--- a/parsl/dataflow/job_error_handler.py
+++ b/parsl/dataflow/job_error_handler.py
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from typing import List, Dict
 
-from parsl.dataflow.job_status_poller import PollItem
+import parsl.dataflow.job_status_poller as jsp
+# from parsl.dataflow.job_status_poller import PollItem
 from parsl.executors.base import ParslExecutor
 from parsl.providers.base import JobStatus, JobState
 
 
 class JobErrorHandler:
-    def run(self, status: List[PollItem]):
+    def run(self, status: List[jsp.PollItem]):
         for es in status:
             self._check_irrecoverable_executor(es)
 
-    def _check_irrecoverable_executor(self, es: PollItem):
+    def _check_irrecoverable_executor(self, es: jsp.PollItem):
         if not es.executor.error_management_enabled:
             return
         es.executor.handle_errors(self, es.status)
diff --git a/parsl/dataflow/strategy.py b/parsl/dataflow/strategy.py
index 23ae8132f9..e92704c91f 100644
--- a/parsl/dataflow/strategy.py
+++ b/parsl/dataflow/strategy.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
 import time
 import math
 import warnings
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
-from parsl.dataflow.job_status_poller import PollItem
+# from parsl.dataflow.job_status_poller import PollItem
+import parsl.dataflow.job_status_poller as jsp
 from parsl.executors import HighThroughputExecutor
 from parsl.executors.base import ParslExecutor
 from parsl.executors.status_handling import BlockProviderExecutor
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ def add_executors(self, executors):
         for executor in executors:
             self.executors[executor.label] = {'idle_since': None}
 
-    def _strategy_noop(self, status: List[PollItem]) -> None:
+    def _strategy_noop(self, status: List[jsp.PollItem]) -> None:
         """Do nothing.
         """
         logger.debug("strategy_noop: doing nothing")