diff --git a/src/primaite/game/game.py b/src/primaite/game/game.py
index befa4032..d11f6a19 100644
--- a/src/primaite/game/game.py
+++ b/src/primaite/game/game.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from primaite.game.agent.scripted_agents.random_agent import PeriodicAgent
 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.file_system.file_type import FileType
 from primaite.simulator.network.airspace import AirSpaceFrequency
 from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.base import NetworkInterface, NodeOperatingState, UserManager
 from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.nodes.host.computer import Computer
@@ -331,9 +332,23 @@ class PrimaiteGame:
 
             # handle node file system
             if node_cfg.get("file_system") is not None and len(node_cfg.get("file_system")) > 0:
-                for folder in node_cfg.get("file_system"):
-                    for file in node_cfg["file_system"][folder]:
-                        new_node.file_system.create_file(folder_name=folder, file_name=file)
+                for folder_idx, folder_obj in enumerate(node_cfg.get("file_system")):
+                    # if the folder is not a Dict, create an empty folder
+                    if not isinstance(folder_obj, Dict):
+                        new_node.file_system.create_folder(folder_name=folder_obj)
+                    else:
+                        folder_name = next(iter(folder_obj))
+                        for file_idx, file_obj in enumerate(node_cfg["file_system"][folder_idx][folder_name]):
+                            if not isinstance(file_obj, Dict):
+                                new_node.file_system.create_file(folder_name=folder_name, file_name=file_obj)
+                            else:
+                                file_name = next(iter(file_obj))
+                                new_node.file_system.create_file(
+                                    folder_name=folder_name,
+                                    file_name=file_name,
+                                    size=file_obj[file_name].get("size", 0),
+                                    file_type=FileType[file_obj[file_name].get("type", "UNKNOWN").upper()],
+                                )
 
             if "users" in node_cfg and new_node.software_manager.software.get("UserManager"):
                 user_manager: UserManager = new_node.software_manager.software["UserManager"]  # noqa
diff --git a/tests/assets/configs/nodes_with_initial_files.yaml b/tests/assets/configs/nodes_with_initial_files.yaml
index 3213098b..fad6cffd 100644
--- a/tests/assets/configs/nodes_with_initial_files.yaml
+++ b/tests/assets/configs/nodes_with_initial_files.yaml
@@ -226,11 +226,14 @@ simulation:
       default_gateway: 192.168.10.1
       dns_server: 192.168.1.10
       file_system:
-        downloads:
+        - empty_folder
+        - downloads:
             - "test.txt"
             - "suh_con.dn"
-        root:
-            - "passwords.txt"
+        - root:
+            - passwords:
+                size: 69
+                type: TXT
       # pre installed services and applications
     - hostname: client_3
       type: computer
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/configuration_file_parsing/test_node_file_system_config.py b/tests/integration_tests/configuration_file_parsing/test_node_file_system_config.py
index 05ef7275..49e90b54 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/configuration_file_parsing/test_node_file_system_config.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/configuration_file_parsing/test_node_file_system_config.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Union
 import yaml
 
 from primaite.game.game import PrimaiteGame
+from primaite.simulator.file_system.file_type import FileType
 from tests import TEST_ASSETS_ROOT
 
 BASIC_CONFIG = TEST_ASSETS_ROOT / "configs/nodes_with_initial_files.yaml"
@@ -42,6 +43,22 @@ def test_node_file_system_from_config():
     # web files should not exist
     assert client_2.file_system.get_file(folder_name="primaite", file_name="index.html") is None
 
-    # TODO file sizes and file types
-    # TODO assert that files and folders created:
-    # TODO create empty folders
+    empty_folder = client_2.file_system.get_folder(folder_name="empty_folder")
+    assert empty_folder
+    assert len(empty_folder.files) == 0  # should have no files
+
+    password_file = client_2.file_system.get_file(folder_name="root", file_name="passwords.txt")
+    assert password_file  # should exist
+    assert password_file.file_type is FileType.TXT
+    assert password_file.size is 69
+
+    downloads_folder = client_2.file_system.get_folder(folder_name="downloads")
+    assert downloads_folder  # downloads folder should exist
+
+    test_txt = downloads_folder.get_file(file_name="test.txt")
+    assert test_txt  # test.txt should exist
+    assert test_txt.file_type is FileType.TXT
+
+    unknown_file_type = downloads_folder.get_file(file_name="suh_con.dn")
+    assert unknown_file_type  # unknown_file_type should exist
+    assert unknown_file_type.file_type is FileType.UNKNOWN