diff --git a/vppcfg/vpp/vppapi.py b/vppcfg/vpp/vppapi.py
index edc1ee7..e0d3de2 100644
--- a/vppcfg/vpp/vppapi.py
+++ b/vppcfg/vpp/vppapi.py
@@ -381,18 +381,20 @@ class VPPApi:
             self.logger.warning(
                 f"MPLS state retrieval requires https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/vpp/+/39022"
             )
-=======
-        self.logger.debug("Retrieving ACLs")
-        api_response = self.vpp.api.acl_dump(acl_index=0xFFFFFFFF)
-        for acl in api_response:
-            self.cache["acls"][acl.acl_index] = acl
-            if acl.tag in self.cache["acl_tags"]:
-                self.logger.error(
-                    f"Duplicate ACL tag '{acl.tag}' found - cannot safely preoceed, bailing"
-                )
-                return False
-            self.cache["acl_tags"][acl.tag] = acl.acl_index
->>>>>>> ace08ac (Refuse to work with ACLs if there are duplicate tags -- it means something/somebody has been inserting them outside of vppcfg, and this breaks the requirement that vppcfg.acls. is the same uniquely identified vpp.acl.tag)
+
+        try:
+            self.logger.debug("Retrieving ACLs")
+            api_response = self.vpp.api.acl_dump(acl_index=0xFFFFFFFF)
+            for acl in api_response:
+                self.cache["acls"][acl.acl_index] = acl
+                if acl.tag in self.cache["acl_tags"]:
+                    self.logger.error(
+                        f"Duplicate ACL tag '{acl.tag}' found - cannot safely preoceed, bailing"
+                    )
+                    return False
+                self.cache["acl_tags"][acl.tag] = acl.acl_index
+        except AttributeError as err:
+            self.logger.warning(f"ACL API not found - missing plugin: {err}")
 
         try:
             self.logger.debug("Retrieving ACLs")