diff --git a/frigate/detectors/plugins/openvino.py b/frigate/detectors/plugins/openvino.py
index e04ac1352..31886e7af 100644
--- a/frigate/detectors/plugins/openvino.py
+++ b/frigate/detectors/plugins/openvino.py
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 import logging
-import numpy as np
-import openvino.runtime as ov
-
-from frigate.detectors.detection_api import DetectionApi
-from frigate.detectors.detector_config import BaseDetectorConfig, ModelTypeEnum
-from typing import Literal
-from pydantic import Extra, Field
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+try:
+    # currently openvino may fail when importing
+    # on an arm device with 64 KiB page size
+    import openvino.runtime as ov
+except ImportError as e:
+    logger.error(f"Error importing openvino runtime: {e}")
+
+import numpy as np
+from pydantic import Extra, Field
+from typing import Literal
+
+from frigate.detectors.detection_api import DetectionApi
+from frigate.detectors.detector_config import BaseDetectorConfig, ModelTypeEnum
+
+
 DETECTOR_KEY = "openvino"