diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 57dc50a9..830a409a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 /deploy/
 *.spec
 *.egg-info
+setup.iss
 
 # Documentation
 /docs/build/
diff --git a/make_windows.py b/make_windows.py
index 27e8c112..cc75f519 100644
--- a/make_windows.py
+++ b/make_windows.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ install all dependencies needed for runing the build, and for running
 novelWriter itself.
 """
 
-import nw
 import os
 import sys
 import getopt
@@ -177,6 +176,7 @@ if makeSetup:
     with open(os.path.join("setup", "win_setup.iss"), mode="r") as inFile:
         issData = inFile.read()
 
+    import nw # noqa: E402
     issData = issData.replace(r"%%version%%", nw.__version__)
     issData = issData.replace(r"%%dir%%", os.getcwd())