diff --git a/libs/utils/executor.py b/libs/utils/executor.py
index 45bae8af7d3ff9396aaa979f37d8745a96485a71..7c7060b22fed9703c23816b4fd1155d0055d7a78 100644
--- a/libs/utils/executor.py
+++ b/libs/utils/executor.py
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ class Executor():
                         wl_idx, calibration = self.te.calibration())
             rtapp.conf(kind='profile', params=params, loadref=loadref,
                        cpus=cpus, run_dir=self.te.run_dir,
-                       duration=conf['duration'])
+                       duration=conf.get('duration'))
             return rtapp
 
         if conf['class'] == 'periodic':
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ class Executor():
                         wl_idx, calibration = self.te.calibration())
             rtapp.conf(kind='profile', params=params, loadref=loadref,
                        cpus=cpus, run_dir=self.te.run_dir,
-                       duration=conf['duration'])
+                       duration=conf.get('duration'))
             return rtapp
 
         if conf['class'] == 'custom':