diff --git a/src/primaite/game/game.py b/src/primaite/game/game.py
index 3e129879..aca75b63 100644
--- a/src/primaite/game/game.py
+++ b/src/primaite/game/game.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from primaite.game.agent.scripted_agents.tap001 import TAP001
 from primaite.game.science import graph_has_cycle, topological_sort
 from primaite.simulator import SIM_OUTPUT
 from primaite.simulator.network.airspace import AirSpaceFrequency
-from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.base import NodeOperatingState, NetworkInterface
+from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.base import NetworkInterface, NodeOperatingState
 from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.nodes.host.computer import Computer
 from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.nodes.host.host_node import NIC
 from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.nodes.host.server import Printer, Server
diff --git a/tests/assets/configs/scenario_with_placeholders/scenario.yaml b/tests/assets/configs/scenario_with_placeholders/scenario.yaml
index 81848b2d..ef930a1a 100644
--- a/tests/assets/configs/scenario_with_placeholders/scenario.yaml
+++ b/tests/assets/configs/scenario_with_placeholders/scenario.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ agents:
               num_files: 1
               num_nics: 1
               include_num_access: false
-              include_nmne: true
+              include_nmne: false
 
           - type: LINKS
             label: LINKS
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_nic_observations.py b/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_nic_observations.py
index 88dd2bd5..dfad8b59 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_nic_observations.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_nic_observations.py
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ from gymnasium import spaces
 from primaite.game.agent.interface import ProxyAgent
 from primaite.game.agent.observations.nic_observations import NICObservation
 from primaite.game.game import PrimaiteGame
+from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.base import NetworkInterface
 from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.nodes.host.computer import Computer
 from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.nodes.host.host_node import NIC
 from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.nodes.host.server import Server
+from primaite.simulator.network.nmne import store_nmne_config
 from primaite.simulator.sim_container import Simulation
 from primaite.simulator.system.applications.database_client import DatabaseClient
 from primaite.simulator.system.applications.web_browser import WebBrowser
@@ -75,6 +77,18 @@ def test_nic(simulation):
 
     nic_obs = NICObservation(where=["network", "nodes", pc.hostname, "NICs", 1], include_nmne=True)
 
+    # Set the NMNE configuration to capture DELETE/ENCRYPT queries as MNEs
+    nmne_config = {
+        "capture_nmne": True,  # Enable the capture of MNEs
+        "nmne_capture_keywords": [
+            "DELETE",
+            "ENCRYPT",
+        ],  # Specify "DELETE/ENCRYPT" SQL command as a keyword for MNE detection
+    }
+
+    # Apply the NMNE configuration settings
+    NetworkInterface.nmne_config = store_nmne_config(nmne_config)
+
     assert nic_obs.space["nic_status"] == spaces.Discrete(3)
     assert nic_obs.space["NMNE"]["inbound"] == spaces.Discrete(4)
     assert nic_obs.space["NMNE"]["outbound"] == spaces.Discrete(4)
@@ -144,7 +158,7 @@ def test_nic_monitored_traffic(simulation):
     pc2: Computer = simulation.network.get_node_by_hostname("client_2")
 
     nic_obs = NICObservation(
-        where=["network", "nodes", pc.hostname, "NICs", 1], include_nmne=True, monitored_traffic=monitored_traffic
+        where=["network", "nodes", pc.hostname, "NICs", 1], include_nmne=False, monitored_traffic=monitored_traffic
     )
 
     simulation.pre_timestep(0)  # apply timestep to whole sim