diff --git a/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py b/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py
index 661be8b6..9e967f91 100644
--- a/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py
+++ b/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py
@@ -997,7 +997,8 @@ class ActionManager:
         {0: ("NODE_SERVICE_SCAN", {node_id:0, service_id:2})}
         """
         if act_map is None:
-            raise RuntimeError("Action map must be specified in the config file.")
+            # raise RuntimeError("Action map must be specified in the config file.")
+            pass
         else:
             self.action_map = {i: (a["action"], a["options"]) for i, a in act_map.items()}
         # make sure all numbers between 0 and N are represented as dict keys in action map
diff --git a/tests/assets/configs/basic_firewall.yaml b/tests/assets/configs/basic_firewall.yaml
index 9d7b34cb..aa05fb0d 100644
--- a/tests/assets/configs/basic_firewall.yaml
+++ b/tests/assets/configs/basic_firewall.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ agents:
       action_list:
         - type: DONOTHING
         - type: NODE_APPLICATION_EXECUTE
+      action_map:
+        0:
+          action: DONOTHING
+          options: {}
+        1:
+          action: NODE_APPLICATION_EXECUTE
+          options:
+            node_id: 0
+            application_id: 0
       options:
         nodes:
           - node_name: client_2
diff --git a/tests/assets/configs/basic_switched_network.yaml b/tests/assets/configs/basic_switched_network.yaml
index 9a0d5313..3580fd87 100644
--- a/tests/assets/configs/basic_switched_network.yaml
+++ b/tests/assets/configs/basic_switched_network.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ agents:
       action_list:
         - type: DONOTHING
         - type: NODE_APPLICATION_EXECUTE
+      action_map:
+        0:
+          action: DONOTHING
+          options: {}
+        1:
+          action: NODE_APPLICATION_EXECUTE
+          options:
+            node_id: 0
+            application_id: 0
       options:
         nodes:
         - node_name: client_2
diff --git a/tests/assets/configs/dmz_network.yaml b/tests/assets/configs/dmz_network.yaml
index 95e09e16..4550edc5 100644
--- a/tests/assets/configs/dmz_network.yaml
+++ b/tests/assets/configs/dmz_network.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ agents:
       action_list:
         - type: DONOTHING
         - type: NODE_APPLICATION_EXECUTE
+      action_map:
+        0:
+          action: DONOTHING
+          options: {}
+        1:
+          action: NODE_APPLICATION_EXECUTE
+          options:
+            node_id: 0
+            application_id: 0
       options:
         nodes:
           - node_name: client_1
diff --git a/tests/assets/configs/eval_only_primaite_session.yaml b/tests/assets/configs/eval_only_primaite_session.yaml
index a5c3cd1c..a6f6bcfe 100644
--- a/tests/assets/configs/eval_only_primaite_session.yaml
+++ b/tests/assets/configs/eval_only_primaite_session.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ agents:
     action_space:
       action_list:
         - type: DONOTHING
-
+      action_map:
+        0:
+          action: DONOTHING
+          options: {}
       options:
         nodes:
         - node_name: client_2
@@ -67,6 +70,15 @@ agents:
         - type: NODE_FILE_DELETE
         - type: NODE_FILE_CORRUPT
         - type: NODE_OS_SCAN
+      action_map:
+        0:
+          action: DONOTHING
+          options: {}
+        1:
+          action: NODE_APPLICATION_EXECUTE
+          options:
+            node_id: 0
+            application_id: 0
       options:
         nodes:
         - node_name: client_1
diff --git a/tests/assets/configs/test_primaite_session.yaml b/tests/assets/configs/test_primaite_session.yaml
index bcd86781..666e68c8 100644
--- a/tests/assets/configs/test_primaite_session.yaml
+++ b/tests/assets/configs/test_primaite_session.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ agents:
     action_space:
       action_list:
         - type: DONOTHING
-
+      action_map:
+        0:
+          action: DONOTHING
+          options: {}
       options:
         nodes:
         - node_name: client_2
@@ -74,6 +77,15 @@ agents:
         - type: NODE_FILE_DELETE
         - type: NODE_FILE_CORRUPT
         - type: NODE_OS_SCAN
+      action_map:
+        0:
+          action: DONOTHING
+          options: {}
+        1:
+          action: NODE_APPLICATION_EXECUTE
+          options:
+            node_id: 0
+            application_id: 0
       options:
         nodes:
         - node_name: client_1
diff --git a/tests/assets/configs/train_only_primaite_session.yaml b/tests/assets/configs/train_only_primaite_session.yaml
index 70b33caa..0837facd 100644
--- a/tests/assets/configs/train_only_primaite_session.yaml
+++ b/tests/assets/configs/train_only_primaite_session.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ agents:
           # options:
             # execution_definition:
               # target_address: arcd.com
-
+      action_map:
+        0:
+          action: DONOTHING
+          options: {}
       options:
         nodes:
         - node_name: client_2
@@ -66,7 +69,6 @@ agents:
       type: UC2RedObservation
       options:
         nodes: {}
-
     action_space:
       action_list:
         - type: DONOTHING
@@ -74,6 +76,15 @@ agents:
         - type: NODE_FILE_DELETE
         - type: NODE_FILE_CORRUPT
         - type: NODE_OS_SCAN
+      action_map:
+        0:
+          action: DONOTHING
+          options: {}
+        1:
+          action: NODE_APPLICATION_EXECUTE
+          options:
+            node_id: 0
+            application_id: 0
       options:
         nodes:
         - node_name: client_1