diff --git a/crosbot_explore/src/nodes/explorer.cpp b/crosbot_explore/src/nodes/explorer.cpp
index 9a10573ac48ffea025dd48aa5eb087c5a9f0bdc4..9d8085a7f93475e49aa88b260bea937c5d5e38ce 100644
--- a/crosbot_explore/src/nodes/explorer.cpp
+++ b/crosbot_explore/src/nodes/explorer.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ public:
 			voronoiConstraints.expand = voronoiCfg->getParamAsDouble("expand", voronoiConstraints.expand);
 			voronoiConstraints.orphanThreshold = voronoiCfg->getParamAsInt("orphan", voronoiConstraints.orphanThreshold);
 		}
+		if (cfg != NULL) {
+		    drive.maxVel = cfg->getParamAsDouble("maxVel", drive.maxVel);
+		    drive.maxTurn = cfg->getParamAsDouble("maxTurn", drive.maxTurn);
+		}
 
 		gridSub = nh.subscribe("map", 1, &ExplorerNode::callbackOccGrid, this);
 		historySub = nh.subscribe("history", 1, &ExplorerNode::callbackHistory, this);