diff --git a/bench/__init__.py b/bench/__init__.py
index ab9281b2..e2f6fd6d 100644
--- a/bench/__init__.py
+++ b/bench/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ updated_path = None
 
 
 def set_frappe_version(bench_path='.'):
-	from .app import get_current_frappe_version
+	from .utils.app import get_current_frappe_version
 	global FRAPPE_VERSION
 	if not FRAPPE_VERSION:
 		FRAPPE_VERSION = get_current_frappe_version(bench_path=bench_path)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bench/app.py b/bench/app.py
index a4b318d8..b1a0f1e3 100755
--- a/bench/app.py
+++ b/bench/app.py
@@ -6,20 +6,22 @@ import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import typing
 
 # imports - third party imports
 import click
 
 # imports - module imports
 import bench
-from bench.bench import Bench
 from bench.utils import exec_cmd, is_bench_directory, run_frappe_cmd, is_git_url, fetch_details_from_tag
-from bench.utils.app import get_app_name
 from bench.utils.bench import get_env_cmd, build_assets, restart_supervisor_processes, restart_systemd_processes
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(bench.PROJECT_NAME)
 
 
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+	from bench.bench import Bench
+
 class AppMeta:
 	def __init__(self, name: str, branch : str = None):
 		"""
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ class AppMeta:
 
 
 class App(AppMeta):
-	def __init__(self, name: str, branch : str = None, bench : Bench = None):
+	def __init__(self, name: str, branch : str = None, bench : "Bench" = None):
 		super().__init__(name, branch)
 		self.bench = bench
 
@@ -114,6 +116,8 @@ class App(AppMeta):
 		)
 
 	def install(self, skip_assets=False, verbose=False):
+		from bench.utils.app import get_app_name
+
 		app_name = get_app_name(self.bench.name, self.repo)
 
 		# TODO: this should go inside install_app only tho - issue: default/resolved branch
@@ -133,6 +137,8 @@ class App(AppMeta):
 
 
 def add_to_appstxt(app, bench_path='.'):
+	from bench.bench import Bench
+
 	apps = Bench(bench_path).apps
 
 	if app not in apps:
@@ -140,6 +146,8 @@ def add_to_appstxt(app, bench_path='.'):
 		return write_appstxt(apps, bench_path=bench_path)
 
 def remove_from_appstxt(app, bench_path='.'):
+	from bench.bench import Bench
+
 	apps = Bench(bench_path).apps
 
 	if app in apps:
@@ -211,6 +219,8 @@ def get_app(git_url, branch=None, bench_path='.', skip_assets=False, verbose=Fal
 	If the bench_path is not a bench directory, a new bench is created named using the
 	git_url parameter.
 	"""
+	from bench.bench import Bench
+
 	bench = Bench(bench_path)
 	app = App(git_url, branch=branch, bench=bench)
 	git_url = app.url
@@ -255,6 +265,7 @@ def new_app(app, bench_path='.'):
 
 
 def install_app(app, bench_path=".", verbose=False, no_cache=False, restart_bench=True, skip_assets=False):
+	from bench.bench import Bench
 	from bench.utils import get_env_cmd
 
 	install_text = f'Installing {app}'
@@ -291,6 +302,7 @@ def install_app(app, bench_path=".", verbose=False, no_cache=False, restart_benc
 
 def pull_apps(apps=None, bench_path='.', reset=False):
 	'''Check all apps if there no local changes, pull'''
+	from bench.bench import Bench
 	from bench.utils.app import get_remote, get_current_branch
 
 	bench = Bench(bench_path)
diff --git a/bench/commands/git.py b/bench/commands/git.py
index 19aa4d36..a0a26ccb 100644
--- a/bench/commands/git.py
+++ b/bench/commands/git.py
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import subprocess
 
 # imports - module imports
 from bench.bench import Bench
-from bench.app import get_repo_dir, get_remote
+from bench.app import get_repo_dir
 from bench.utils import set_git_remote_url
+from bench.utils.app import get_remote
 
 # imports - third party imports
 import click
diff --git a/bench/patches/v3/celery_to_rq.py b/bench/patches/v3/celery_to_rq.py
index 035730a6..29b2af2e 100644
--- a/bench/patches/v3/celery_to_rq.py
+++ b/bench/patches/v3/celery_to_rq.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import click, os
 from bench.config.procfile import setup_procfile
 from bench.config.supervisor import generate_supervisor_config
-from bench.app import get_current_frappe_version, get_current_branch
+from bench.utils.app import get_current_frappe_version, get_current_branch
 
 def execute(bench_path):
 	frappe_branch = get_current_branch('frappe', bench_path)
diff --git a/bench/tests/test_base.py b/bench/tests/test_base.py
index 298d081c..ad884ba5 100644
--- a/bench/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/bench/tests/test_base.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import unittest
 # imports - module imports
 import bench
 import bench.utils
+from bench.bench import Bench
 
 if sys.version_info.major == 2:
 	FRAPPE_BRANCH = "version-12"
@@ -25,15 +26,16 @@ class TestBenchBase(unittest.TestCase):
 	def tearDown(self):
 		for bench_name in self.benches:
 			bench_path = os.path.join(self.benches_path, bench_name)
+			bench = Bench(bench_path)
 			mariadb_password = "travis" if os.environ.get("CI") else getpass.getpass(prompt="Enter MariaDB root Password: ")
-			if os.path.exists(bench_path):
-				sites = bench.utils.get_sites(bench_path=bench_path)
-				for site in sites:
+
+			if bench.exists:
+				for site in bench.sites:
 					subprocess.call(["bench", "drop-site", site, "--force", "--no-backup", "--root-password", mariadb_password], cwd=bench_path)
 				shutil.rmtree(bench_path, ignore_errors=True)
 
 	def assert_folders(self, bench_name):
-		for folder in bench.utils.folders_in_bench:
+		for folder in bench.utils.paths_in_bench:
 			self.assert_exists(bench_name, folder)
 		self.assert_exists(bench_name, "apps", "frappe")
 
diff --git a/bench/utils/__init__.py b/bench/utils/__init__.py
index 95b6c68b..b52640b1 100644
--- a/bench/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/bench/utils/__init__.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ def generate_command_cache(bench_path='.'):
 
 	except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
 		if hasattr(e, "stderr"):
-			print(e.stderr.decode('utf-8'))
+			print(e.stderr)
 
 	return []
 
diff --git a/bench/utils/app.py b/bench/utils/app.py
index 63bdf786..64d6bf9b 100644
--- a/bench/utils/app.py
+++ b/bench/utils/app.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import bench
 import sys
 import subprocess
 from bench.exceptions import InvalidRemoteException, InvalidBranchException, CommandFailedError
+from bench.app import get_repo_dir
 
 
 def is_version_upgrade(app='frappe', bench_path='.', branch=None):
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ def switch_branch(branch, apps=None, bench_path='.', upgrade=False, check_upgrad
 	import git
 	import importlib
 	from bench.utils import update_requirements, update_node_packages, backup_all_sites, patch_sites, post_upgrade
+	from bench.utils.bench import build_assets
 
 	apps_dir = os.path.join(bench_path, 'apps')
 	version_upgrade = (False,)
diff --git a/bench/utils/system.py b/bench/utils/system.py
index 8f64431b..16840513 100644
--- a/bench/utils/system.py
+++ b/bench/utils/system.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import bench
 # TODO: Fix this
 import bench.utils
 from bench.utils import *
+from bench.utils.bench import build_assets
 
 
 def init(path, apps_path=None, no_procfile=False, no_backups=False,