diff --git a/trollflow2/plugins/__init__.py b/trollflow2/plugins/__init__.py
index 874e9e15..f0037129 100644
--- a/trollflow2/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/trollflow2/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
 
 import os
 import pathlib
-from contextlib import contextmanager
+from contextlib import contextmanager, suppress
 from logging import getLogger
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 from urllib.parse import urlunsplit
 import datetime as dt
 
+with suppress(ImportError):
+    import hdf5plugin  # noqa
 import dpath.util
 import rasterio
 import dask