diff --git a/mlflow_export_import/experiment/export_experiment.py b/mlflow_export_import/experiment/export_experiment.py
index 1748b5ee..a4ff4526 100644
--- a/mlflow_export_import/experiment/export_experiment.py
+++ b/mlflow_export_import/experiment/export_experiment.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ def export_experiment(
     """
 
     mlflow_client = mlflow_client or create_mlflow_client()
-    dbx_client = create_dbx_client(mlflow_client)
 
     run_start_time_str = run_start_time
     if run_start_time:
@@ -91,6 +90,7 @@ def export_experiment(
 
     mlflow_attr = { "experiment": exp_dct , "runs": ok_run_ids }
     if export_permissions:
+        dbx_client = create_dbx_client(mlflow_client)
         mlflow_attr["permissions"] = ws_permissions_utils.get_experiment_permissions(dbx_client, exp.experiment_id)
     io_utils.write_export_file(output_dir, "experiment.json", __file__, mlflow_attr, info_attr)
 
diff --git a/mlflow_export_import/run/export_run.py b/mlflow_export_import/run/export_run.py
index c0549888..eab0d7e8 100644
--- a/mlflow_export_import/run/export_run.py
+++ b/mlflow_export_import/run/export_run.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ def export_run(
     """
 
     mlflow_client = mlflow_client or create_mlflow_client()
-    dbx_client = create_dbx_client(mlflow_client)
 
     if notebook_formats is None:
         notebook_formats = []
@@ -96,6 +95,7 @@ def export_run(
         # export notebook as artifact
         if notebook is not None:
             if len(notebook_formats) > 0:
+                dbx_client = create_dbx_client(mlflow_client)
                 _export_notebook(dbx_client, output_dir, notebook, notebook_formats, run, fs)
         elif len(notebook_formats) > 0:
             _logger.warning(f"No notebooks to export for run '{run_id}' since tag '{MLFLOW_DATABRICKS_NOTEBOOK_PATH}' is not set.")