diff --git a/clever/src/simple_offboard.py b/clever/src/simple_offboard.py
index 11d06d24..806f29ec 100755
--- a/clever/src/simple_offboard.py
+++ b/clever/src/simple_offboard.py
@@ -368,11 +368,9 @@ def get_telemetry(req):
         res['x'] = p.pose.position.x
         res['y'] = p.pose.position.y
         res['z'] = p.pose.position.z
-        # Get yaw in the request's frame_in
-        _, _, res['yaw'] = euler_from_orientation(p.pose.orientation)
-        # Calculate pitch and roll as angles between the pose and fcu_horiz
-        attitude_pose = tf_buffer.transform(pose, 'fcu_horiz', TRANSFORM_TIMEOUT)
-        res['roll'], res['pitch'], _ = euler_from_orientation(attitude_pose.pose.orientation)
+
+        # Calculate roll pitch and yaw as Tait-Bryan angles, order z-y-x
+        res['yaw'], res['pitch'], res['roll'] = euler_from_orientation(p.pose.orientation, axes='rzyx')
 
     if velocity:
         v = Vector3Stamped()
diff --git a/clever/src/util.py b/clever/src/util.py
index eafa72fd..275fe009 100644
--- a/clever/src/util.py
+++ b/clever/src/util.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ def orientation_from_quaternion(q):
     return Quaternion(*q)
 
 
-def orientation_from_euler(roll, pitch, yaw):
-    q = t.quaternion_from_euler(roll, pitch, yaw)
+def orientation_from_euler(roll, pitch, yaw, axes='rzyx'):
+    q = t.quaternion_from_euler(roll, pitch, yaw, axes)
     return orientation_from_quaternion(q)
 
 
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ def quaternion_from_orientation(o):
     return o.x, o.y, o.z, o.w
 
 
-def euler_from_orientation(o):
+def euler_from_orientation(o, axes='rzyx'):
     q = quaternion_from_orientation(o)
-    return t.euler_from_quaternion(q)
+    return t.euler_from_quaternion(q, axes)
 
 
 def vector3_from_point(p):