diff --git a/roboimi/demos/vla_scripts/eval_vla.py b/roboimi/demos/vla_scripts/eval_vla.py
index 2ada76c..a237d4f 100644
--- a/roboimi/demos/vla_scripts/eval_vla.py
+++ b/roboimi/demos/vla_scripts/eval_vla.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ from omegaconf import DictConfig, OmegaConf
 from hydra.utils import instantiate
 from einops import rearrange
 
-from roboimi.envs.double_pos_ctrl_env import make_sim_env
 from roboimi.utils.act_ex_utils import sample_transfer_pose
 from roboimi.vla.eval_utils import execute_policy_action
 
@@ -48,6 +47,11 @@ def _configure_headless_mujoco_gl(eval_cfg: DictConfig) -> None:
     log.info('headless eval detected without DISPLAY; set MUJOCO_GL=egl')
 
 
+def make_sim_env(task_name: str, headless: bool = False):
+    from roboimi.envs.double_pos_ctrl_env import make_sim_env as _make_sim_env_impl
+    return _make_sim_env_impl(task_name, headless=headless)
+
+
 def load_checkpoint(
     ckpt_path: str,
     agent_cfg: DictConfig,