diff --git a/archinstall/lib/boot.py b/archinstall/lib/boot.py
index 46ea6bf876..2729819cb6 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/boot.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/boot.py
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import time
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 from types import TracebackType
-from typing import Self
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, ClassVar, Self
 
 from .exceptions import SysCallError
 from .general import SysCommand, SysCommandWorker, locate_binary
-from .installer import Installer
 from .output import error
-from .storage import storage
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+	from .installer import Installer
 
 
 class Boot:
+	_active_boot: ClassVar[Self | None] = None
+
 	def __init__(self, installation: Installer):
 		self.instance = installation
 		self.container_name = 'archinstall'
@@ -18,12 +23,12 @@ def __init__(self, installation: Installer):
 		self.ready = False
 
 	def __enter__(self) -> Self:
-		if (existing_session := storage.get('active_boot', None)) and existing_session.instance != self.instance:
+		if Boot._active_boot and Boot._active_boot.instance != self.instance:
 			raise KeyError('Archinstall only supports booting up one instance and another session is already active.')
 
-		if existing_session:
-			self.session = existing_session.session
-			self.ready = existing_session.ready
+		if Boot._active_boot:
+			self.session = Boot._active_boot.session
+			self.ready = Boot._active_boot.ready
 		else:
 			# '-P' or --console=pipe  could help us not having to do a bunch
 			# of os.write() calls, but instead use pipes (stdin, stdout and stderr) as usual.
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ def __enter__(self) -> Self:
 					self.ready = True
 					break
 
-		storage['active_boot'] = self
+		Boot._active_boot = self
 		return self
 
 	def __exit__(self, exc_type: type[BaseException] | None, exc_value: BaseException | None, traceback: TracebackType | None) -> None:
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ def __exit__(self, exc_type: type[BaseException] | None, exc_value: BaseExceptio
 			shutdown_exit_code = shutdown.exit_code
 
 		if self.session and (self.session.exit_code == 0 or shutdown_exit_code == 0):
-			storage['active_boot'] = None
+			Boot._active_boot = None
 		else:
 			session_exit_code = self.session.exit_code if self.session else -1
 
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/installer.py b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
index a1e9d91c18..68633a2edd 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/installer.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 from archinstall.tui.curses_menu import Tui
 
 from .args import arch_config_handler
+from .boot import Boot
 from .exceptions import DiskError, HardwareIncompatibilityError, RequirementError, ServiceException, SysCallError
 from .general import SysCommand, run
 from .hardware import SysInfo
@@ -1977,8 +1978,6 @@ def set_keyboard_language(self, language: str) -> bool:
 
 			# In accordance with https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/issues/107#issuecomment-841701968
 			# Setting an empty keymap first, allows the subsequent call to set layout for both console and x11.
-			from .boot import Boot
-
 			with Boot(self) as session:
 				os.system('systemd-run --machine=archinstall --pty localectl set-keymap ""')
 
@@ -2005,8 +2004,6 @@ def set_x11_keyboard_language(self, language: str) -> bool:
 				error(f'Invalid x11-keyboard language specified: {language}')
 				return False
 
-			from .boot import Boot
-
 			with Boot(self) as session:
 				session.SysCommand(['localectl', 'set-x11-keymap', '""'])
 
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/storage.py b/archinstall/lib/storage.py
index 68861cac64..4c706a8f48 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/storage.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/storage.py
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, NotRequired, TypedDict
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from archinstall.lib.boot import Boot
 	from archinstall.lib.installer import Installer
 
 
 class _StorageDict(TypedDict):
-	active_boot: NotRequired['Boot | None']
 	installation_session: NotRequired['Installer']