diff --git a/examples/bots/workflow/bots_math_boxed_reward.py b/examples/bots/workflow/bots_math_boxed_reward.py
index 335f72378d..a7890f8584 100644
--- a/examples/bots/workflow/bots_math_boxed_reward.py
+++ b/examples/bots/workflow/bots_math_boxed_reward.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 from trinity.common.rewards.reward_fn import REWARD_FUNCTIONS, RewardFn
 from trinity.utils.eval_utils import validate_think_pattern
 
-from .bots_reward import compute_score
-
 
 @REWARD_FUNCTIONS.register_module("bots_math_boxed_reward")
 class BOTSMathBoxedRewardFn(RewardFn):
@@ -24,6 +22,8 @@ def __call__(  # type: ignore
         format_score_coef: Optional[float] = 0.1,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> dict[str, float]:
+        from trinity.plugins.bots_reward import compute_score
+
         accuracy_score = compute_score(response, truth)
 
         format_score = 0.0
diff --git a/examples/bots/workflow/bots_math_boxed_workflow.py b/examples/bots/workflow/bots_math_boxed_workflow.py
index d94d338357..8ca8929412 100644
--- a/examples/bots/workflow/bots_math_boxed_workflow.py
+++ b/examples/bots/workflow/bots_math_boxed_workflow.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 from trinity.common.workflows.customized_math_workflows import MathBoxedWorkflow, Task
 from trinity.common.workflows.workflow import WORKFLOWS
 
-from .bots_math_boxed_reward import BOTSMathBoxedRewardFn
-
 
 @WORKFLOWS.register_module("bots_math_boxed_workflow")
 class BOTSMathBoxedWorkflow(MathBoxedWorkflow):
@@ -12,22 +10,16 @@ class BOTSMathBoxedWorkflow(MathBoxedWorkflow):
 
     def reset(self, task: Task):
         super().reset(task)
+        from trinity.plugins.bots_math_boxed_reward import BOTSMathBoxedRewardFn
+
         self.reward_fn = BOTSMathBoxedRewardFn(**self.reward_fn_args)
+        self.task_desc = nested_query(self.format_args.prompt_key, self.raw_task)
+        self.truth = nested_query(self.format_args.response_key, self.raw_task)
 
     def format_messages(self):
         # the prompts are already in message format
         return self.task_desc
 
-    @property
-    def task_desc(self) -> Union[str, None]:  # type: ignore [override]
-        prompt_key = self.format_args.prompt_key
-        return nested_query(prompt_key, self.raw_task)  # type: ignore
-
-    @property
-    def truth(self) -> Union[str, None]:  # type: ignore [override]
-        response_key = self.format_args.response_key
-        return nested_query(response_key, self.raw_task)
-
 
 def nested_query(query_key: str, query_obj: Union[dict, None]):
     # support nested query for a dict given query_keys split by '.'