diff --git a/pi4j-spring-boot/src/main/java/com/pi4j/spring/boot/ContextConfiguration.java b/pi4j-spring-boot/src/main/java/com/pi4j/spring/boot/ContextConfiguration.java
index 883a702..e28a161 100644
--- a/pi4j-spring-boot/src/main/java/com/pi4j/spring/boot/ContextConfiguration.java
+++ b/pi4j-spring-boot/src/main/java/com/pi4j/spring/boot/ContextConfiguration.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import com.pi4j.Pi4J;
 import com.pi4j.context.Context;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -11,11 +13,15 @@
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 @ConditionalOnClass(Context.class)
 public class ContextConfiguration {
-
-    private final Context pi4j;
+    private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ContextConfiguration.class);
+    private Context pi4j;
 
     public ContextConfiguration() {
-        this.pi4j = Pi4J.newAutoContext();
+        try {
+            this.pi4j = Pi4J.newAutoContext();
+        } catch (Error e) { // TODO Temporary fix for https://github.com/Pi4J/pi4j-v2/issues/354
+            logger.error("Pi4J library failed to load: {}", e.getMessage());
+        }
     }
 
     @Bean