diff --git a/springcloud-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/axonframework/extensions/springcloud/autoconfig/SpringCloudAutoConfiguration.java b/springcloud-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/axonframework/extensions/springcloud/autoconfig/SpringCloudAutoConfiguration.java
index 1ad5b47..58b1435 100644
--- a/springcloud-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/axonframework/extensions/springcloud/autoconfig/SpringCloudAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/springcloud-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/axonframework/extensions/springcloud/autoconfig/SpringCloudAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import org.axonframework.extensions.springcloud.commandhandling.mode.MemberCapabilitiesController;
 import org.axonframework.extensions.springcloud.commandhandling.mode.RestCapabilityDiscoveryMode;
 import org.axonframework.serialization.Serializer;
-import org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.InfraConfiguration;
 import org.axonframework.tracing.SpanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@
         RoutingStrategyAutoConfiguration.class,
         SimpleDiscoveryClientAutoConfiguration.class
 })
-@AutoConfigureBefore(InfraConfiguration.class)
+@AutoConfigureBefore(name = "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.InfraConfiguration")
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(DistributedCommandBusProperties.class)
 @ConditionalOnProperty("axon.distributed.enabled")
 @ConditionalOnClass(name = {
diff --git a/springcloud-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/axonframework/extensions/springcloud/autoconfig/SpringCloudAutoConfigurationTest.java b/springcloud-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/axonframework/extensions/springcloud/autoconfig/SpringCloudAutoConfigurationTest.java
index a1d4a71..10f6cfd 100644
--- a/springcloud-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/axonframework/extensions/springcloud/autoconfig/SpringCloudAutoConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/springcloud-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/axonframework/extensions/springcloud/autoconfig/SpringCloudAutoConfigurationTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jmx.JmxAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.orm.jpa.HibernateJpaAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.function.client.WebClientAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.FilteredClassLoader;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.cloud.client.discovery.DiscoveryClient;
 import org.springframework.cloud.client.discovery.simple.SimpleDiscoveryClient;
@@ -225,6 +226,45 @@ void enablingIgnoreListingAndAcceptAllCreatesTwoCapabilityDiscoveryModeInstances
         });
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void givenAxonSpringBootAutoconfigureNotOnTheClassPath_thenApplicationContextDoesNotFailToStart() {
+        testApplicationContext
+                .withPropertyValues("spring.autoconfigure.exclude=" +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.AvroSerializerAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.AxonAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.AxonTimeoutAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.AxonDbSchedulerAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.AxonJobRunrAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.AxonServerActuatorAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.AxonServerAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.AxonServerBusAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.AxonTracingAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.EventProcessingAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.InfraConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.InterceptorAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.JdbcAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.legacyjpa.JpaJavaxAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.legacyjpa.JpaJavaxEventStoreAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.JpaAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.JpaEventStoreAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.MetricsAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.MicrometerMetricsAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.NoOpTransactionAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.ObjectMapperAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.CBORMapperAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.OpenTelemetryAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.SecurityAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.TransactionAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.UpdateCheckerAutoConfiguration," +
+                        "org.axonframework.springboot.autoconfig.XStreamAutoConfiguration"
+                )
+                .withClassLoader(
+                        new FilteredClassLoader("org.axonframework.springboot")
+                ).run(context -> {
+                    assertThat(context).hasNotFailed();
+                });
+    }
+
     @EnableAutoConfiguration(exclude = {
             JmxAutoConfiguration.class,
             WebClientAutoConfiguration.class,