diff --git a/Control/PerformanceMonitoring/PerfMonComps/share/PerfMonMTSvc_jobOptions.py b/Control/PerformanceMonitoring/PerfMonComps/share/PerfMonMTSvc_jobOptions.py
index 3936f4053b1118533560390177aea5ed35865ef4..486cddda601a4f4533e3cdc61f9753fb4c48c69a 100644
--- a/Control/PerformanceMonitoring/PerfMonComps/share/PerfMonMTSvc_jobOptions.py
+++ b/Control/PerformanceMonitoring/PerfMonComps/share/PerfMonMTSvc_jobOptions.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from AthenaCommon.Logging import logging
 from AthenaCommon.AppMgr import ServiceMgr as svcMgr
 from AthenaCommon.ConcurrencyFlags import jobproperties as jp
-import os,psutil
+import os
 
 log = logging.getLogger("PerfMonMT")
 log.info("Setting up PerfMonMT...")
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ if not hasattr(svcMgr, 'PerfMonMTSvc'):
     from PerfMonComps.MTJobOptCfg import PerfMonMTSvc
     svcMgr += PerfMonMTSvc("PerfMonMTSvc")
     # Set the job start time
-    svcMgr.PerfMonMTSvc.wallTimeOffset = psutil.Process(os.getpid()).create_time() * 1000 # Get the job start time in ms
+    try:
+        import psutil
+        svcMgr.PerfMonMTSvc.wallTimeOffset = psutil.Process(os.getpid()).create_time() * 1000 # Get the job start time in ms
+    except Exception:
+        log.warning("Cannot import psutil, wall-time measurements will be biased due to biased offset")
+        import time
+        svcMgr.PerfMonMTSvc.wallTimeOffset = time.time() * 1000 # Get the current time in ms as a substitute
     # Set number of threads/slots
     svcMgr.PerfMonMTSvc.numberOfThreads = max(1,jp.ConcurrencyFlags.NumThreads())
     svcMgr.PerfMonMTSvc.numberOfSlots = max(1,jp.ConcurrencyFlags.NumConcurrentEvents())