diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py b/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
index da59781a2..66d16bab2 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
@@ -129,9 +129,14 @@ def _load_ipmi_modules():
     This is required to be called at least once before attempting to use
     ipmitool or related tools.
     """
-    utils.try_execute('modprobe', 'ipmi_msghandler')
-    utils.try_execute('modprobe', 'ipmi_devintf')
-    utils.try_execute('modprobe', 'ipmi_si')
+
+    ipmi_drivers = ['ipmi_msghandler', 'ipmi_devintf', 'ipmi_si']
+    for ipmi_driver in ipmi_drivers:
+        try:
+            processutils.execute('modprobe', ipmi_driver)
+        except (processutils.ProcessExecutionError, OSError):
+            LOG.debug("IPMI driver %s not supported or not present",
+                      ipmi_driver)
 
 
 def _load_multipath_modules():
diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
index 5823e168e..395b3c48f 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
@@ -5928,14 +5928,30 @@ class TestModuleFunctions(base.IronicAgentTest):
         mocked_execute.assert_has_calls([
             mock.call('iscsistart', '-f')])
 
-    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'try_execute', autospec=True)
-    def test__load_ipmi_modules(self, mocked_try_execute, me):
+    @mock.patch.object(processutils, 'execute', autospec=True)
+    def test__load_ipmi_modules(self, mocked_proc_execute, mocked_execute):
         hardware._load_ipmi_modules()
-        mocked_try_execute.assert_has_calls([
+        mocked_proc_execute.assert_has_calls([
             mock.call('modprobe', 'ipmi_msghandler'),
             mock.call('modprobe', 'ipmi_devintf'),
             mock.call('modprobe', 'ipmi_si')])
 
+    @mock.patch.object(hardware, 'LOG', autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch.object(processutils, 'execute', autospec=True)
+    def test__load_ipmi_modules_fail(self, mocked_proc_execute, mocked_log,
+                                     mocked_execute):
+        mocked_proc_execute.side_effect = [
+            processutils.ProcessExecutionError,
+            ('', ''),
+            ('', ''),
+        ]
+        hardware._load_ipmi_modules()
+        mocked_proc_execute.assert_has_calls([
+            mock.call('modprobe', 'ipmi_msghandler'),
+            mock.call('modprobe', 'ipmi_devintf'),
+            mock.call('modprobe', 'ipmi_si')])
+        mocked_log.debug.assert_called_once()
+
 
 @mock.patch.object(utils, 'execute', autospec=True)
 class TestMultipathEnabled(base.IronicAgentTest):