diff --git a/tools/cli/src/init.ts b/tools/cli/src/init.ts
index f59cc31e4..3ae1320bc 100755
--- a/tools/cli/src/init.ts
+++ b/tools/cli/src/init.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 
 import type { Path } from '@affine-tools/utils/path';
-import { type Package, Workspace } from '@affine-tools/utils/workspace';
+import {
+  type Package,
+  Workspace,
+  yarnList,
+} from '@affine-tools/utils/workspace';
 import { applyEdits, modify } from 'jsonc-parser';
 import { type BuiltInParserName, format } from 'prettier';
 
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ export class InitCommand extends Command {
   }
 
   async generateWorkspaceFiles() {
-    this.workspace = new Workspace(this.workspace.yarnList());
+    this.workspace = new Workspace(yarnList());
     const filesToGenerate: [
       Path,
       (prev: string) => string,
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ export class InitCommand extends Command {
   };
 
   genWorkspaceInfo = () => {
-    const list = this.workspace.yarnList();
+    const list = yarnList();
 
     const names = list.map(p => p.name);
 
diff --git a/tools/utils/src/distribution.ts b/tools/utils/src/distribution.ts
index 5d32115c2..489b496c6 100644
--- a/tools/utils/src/distribution.ts
+++ b/tools/utils/src/distribution.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { PackageList, type PackageName } from './workspace.gen';
+import { PackageList, type PackageName } from './yarn';
 
 export const PackageToDistribution = new Map<
   PackageName,
diff --git a/tools/utils/src/package.ts b/tools/utils/src/package.ts
index 8f5da16e7..dfac3424e 100644
--- a/tools/utils/src/package.ts
+++ b/tools/utils/src/package.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { parse } from 'node:path';
 import { type Path, ProjectRoot } from './path';
 import type { CommonPackageJsonContent, YarnWorkspaceItem } from './types';
 import type { Workspace } from './workspace';
-import { PackageList, type PackageName } from './workspace.gen';
+import { PackageList, type PackageName } from './yarn';
 
 export function readPackageJson(path: Path): CommonPackageJsonContent {
   const content = readFileSync(path.join('package.json').toString(), 'utf-8');
diff --git a/tools/utils/src/workspace.ts b/tools/utils/src/workspace.ts
index 0bbade1e8..4ab90ca7c 100644
--- a/tools/utils/src/workspace.ts
+++ b/tools/utils/src/workspace.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import { once } from 'lodash-es';
-
 import { Logger } from './logger';
 import { Package, readPackageJson } from './package';
 import { ProjectRoot } from './path';
-import { exec } from './process';
-import type { CommonPackageJsonContent, YarnWorkspaceItem } from './types';
-import { PackageList, type PackageName } from './workspace.gen';
+import type { CommonPackageJsonContent } from './types';
+import { PackageList, type PackageName, yarnList } from './yarn';
 
 class CircularDependenciesError extends Error {
   constructor(public currentName: string) {
@@ -147,25 +144,9 @@ export class Workspace {
     building.delete(pkg.name);
   }
 
-  yarnList = once(() => {
-    const output = exec('', 'yarn workspaces list -v --json', { silent: true });
-
-    let packageList = JSON.parse(
-      `[${output.trim().replace(/\r\n|\n/g, ',')}]`
-    ) as YarnWorkspaceItem[];
-
-    packageList.forEach(p => {
-      p.location = p.location.replaceAll(/\\/g, '/');
-      delete p['mismatchedWorkspaceDependencies'];
-    });
-
-    // ignore root package
-    return packageList.filter(p => p.location !== '.');
-  });
-
   forEach(callback: (pkg: Package) => void) {
     this.packages.forEach(callback);
   }
 }
 
-export { Package, type PackageName };
+export { Package, type PackageName, yarnList };
diff --git a/tools/utils/src/yarn.ts b/tools/utils/src/yarn.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27009db05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/utils/src/yarn.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { once } from 'lodash-es';
+
+import { Logger } from './logger';
+import { exec } from './process';
+import type { YarnWorkspaceItem } from './types';
+import type { PackageName } from './workspace.gen';
+
+async function loadPackageList() {
+  try {
+    const packageList = await import('./workspace.gen');
+    return packageList.PackageList;
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log(e);
+    new Logger('yarn').error('Failed to load package list');
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+export const PackageList = await loadPackageList();
+export type { PackageName };
+
+export const yarnList = once(() => {
+  const output = exec('', 'yarn workspaces list -v --json', { silent: true });
+
+  let packageList = JSON.parse(
+    `[${output.trim().replace(/\r\n|\n/g, ',')}]`
+  ) as YarnWorkspaceItem[];
+
+  packageList.forEach(p => {
+    p.location = p.location.replaceAll(/\\/g, '/');
+    delete p['mismatchedWorkspaceDependencies'];
+  });
+
+  // ignore root package
+  return packageList.filter(p => p.location !== '.');
+});