diff --git a/clover/src/autotest/autotest_aruco.py b/clover/src/autotest/autotest_aruco.py
index 920eda47..d53c98ca 100755
--- a/clover/src/autotest/autotest_aruco.py
+++ b/clover/src/autotest/autotest_aruco.py
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ from util import handle_response
 
 rospy.init_node('autotest_aruco', disable_signals=True) # disable signals to allow interrupting with ctrl+c
 
-flow_client = dynamic_reconfigure.client.Client('optical_flow')
+try:
+    flow_client = dynamic_reconfigure.client.Client('optical_flow', timeout=2)
+except rospy.ROSException:
+    flow_client = None
+    print('Cannot configure optical flow, skip')
+
 get_telemetry = rospy.ServiceProxy('get_telemetry', srv.GetTelemetry)
 navigate = handle_response(rospy.ServiceProxy('navigate', srv.Navigate))
 land = handle_response(rospy.ServiceProxy('land', Trigger))
@@ -67,12 +72,13 @@ input('Go to center %g %g 1.5 speed 5 [enter] ' % (center_x, center_y))
 navigate_wait(x=center_x, y=center_y, z=1.5, speed=5, frame_id='aruco_map')
 print_current_map_position()
 
-input('Disable optical flow and keep hovering [enter] ')
-flow_client.update_configuration({'enabled': False})
-rospy.sleep(5)
+if flow_client:
+    input('Disable optical flow and keep hovering [enter] ')
+    flow_client.update_configuration({'enabled': False})
+    rospy.sleep(5)
 
-input('Enable optical flow back [enter] ')
-flow_client.update_configuration({'enabled': True})
+    input('Enable optical flow back [enter] ')
+    flow_client.update_configuration({'enabled': True})
 
 input('Go to side 1 %g 2 heading top [enter] ' % (center_y))
 navigate_wait(x=1, y=center_y, z=2, yaw=1.57, frame_id='aruco_map')