diff --git a/python/cdp/evm_local_account.py b/python/cdp/evm_local_account.py
index 2c1cb0d0d..8bee2905f 100644
--- a/python/cdp/evm_local_account.py
+++ b/python/cdp/evm_local_account.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
 from typing import Any
 
-import nest_asyncio
 from eth_account.datastructures import SignedMessage, SignedTransaction
 from eth_account.messages import SignableMessage, _hash_eip191_message, encode_typed_data
 from eth_account.signers.base import BaseAccount
@@ -11,17 +10,16 @@
 from cdp.errors import UserInputValidationError
 from cdp.evm_server_account import EvmServerAccount
 
-# Apply nest-asyncio to allow nested event loops, but only if compatible
+# Apply nest-asyncio to allow nested event loops (e.g., Jupyter notebooks).
+# Catch ImportError if nest_asyncio is not installed, TypeError if it conflicts
+# with uvicorn's loop_factory on Python 3.12+, and ValueError if the loop
+# cannot be patched (e.g., uvloop).
 try:
+    import nest_asyncio
+
     nest_asyncio.apply()
-except ValueError as e:
-    # If nest_asyncio can't patch the loop (e.g., uvloop), silently continue
-    # This commonly happens when uvloop is installed and running
-    if "Can't patch loop" in str(e):
-        pass
-    else:
-        # Re-raise other ValueError exceptions
-        raise
+except (ImportError, TypeError, ValueError):
+    pass
 
 
 def _run_async(coroutine):