The present disclosure relates to a method and device for operating a powertrain of a motor vehicle, wherein the powertrain comprises an internal combustion engine, a transmission and a friction clutch arranged there between in order to control a power flow between the internal combustion engine and the transmission. The method comprises the steps of detecting clutch judder, analysing clutch judder, and determining a type of clutch judder. Based on determined type of clutch judder the method further comprises selecting a judder countermeasure from a number of predetermined judder countermeasures and executing selected judder countermeasure. The present disclosure has the effect that detected clutch judder can be taken care of in the currently most efficient way and that future clutch judder may be prevented.