diff --git a/cosmos/config.py b/cosmos/config.py
index fd9d09e18..62557de63 100644
--- a/cosmos/config.py
+++ b/cosmos/config.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def __init__(
             if not manifest_conn_id:
                 manifest_scheme = manifest_path_str.split("://")[0]
                 # Use the default Airflow connection ID for the scheme if it is not provided.
-                manifest_conn_id = FILE_SCHEME_AIRFLOW_DEFAULT_CONN_ID_MAP.get(manifest_scheme, None)
+                manifest_conn_id = FILE_SCHEME_AIRFLOW_DEFAULT_CONN_ID_MAP.get(manifest_scheme, lambda: None)()
 
             if manifest_conn_id is not None and not AIRFLOW_IO_AVAILABLE:
                 raise CosmosValueError(
diff --git a/cosmos/constants.py b/cosmos/constants.py
index d512faf16..cc9841ed6 100644
--- a/cosmos/constants.py
+++ b/cosmos/constants.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import os
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Callable, Dict
 
 import aenum
-from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.hooks.s3 import S3Hook
-from airflow.providers.google.cloud.hooks.gcs import GCSHook
-from airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.hooks.wasb import WasbHook
 from packaging.version import Version
 
 DBT_PROFILE_PATH = Path(os.path.expanduser("~")).joinpath(".dbt/profiles.yml")
@@ -31,14 +29,30 @@
 PARTIALLY_SUPPORTED_AIRFLOW_VERSIONS = [Version("2.9.0"), Version("2.9.1")]
 
 
-S3_FILE_SCHEME = "s3"
-GS_FILE_SCHEME = "gs"
-ABFS_FILE_SCHEME = "abfs"
+def _default_s3_conn() -> str:
+    from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.hooks.s3 import S3Hook
 
-FILE_SCHEME_AIRFLOW_DEFAULT_CONN_ID_MAP = {
-    S3_FILE_SCHEME: S3Hook.default_conn_name,
-    GS_FILE_SCHEME: GCSHook.default_conn_name,
-    ABFS_FILE_SCHEME: WasbHook.default_conn_name,
+    return S3Hook.default_conn_name  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
+
+
+def _default_gcs_conn() -> str:
+    from airflow.providers.google.cloud.hooks.gcs import GCSHook
+
+    return GCSHook.default_conn_name  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
+
+
+def _default_wasb_conn() -> str:
+    from airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.hooks.wasb import WasbHook
+
+    return WasbHook.default_conn_name  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
+
+
+FILE_SCHEME_AIRFLOW_DEFAULT_CONN_ID_MAP: Dict[str, Callable[[], str]] = {
+    "s3": _default_s3_conn,
+    "gs": _default_gcs_conn,
+    "adl": _default_wasb_conn,
+    "abfs": _default_wasb_conn,
+    "abfss": _default_wasb_conn,
 }