diff --git a/src/primaite/game/game.py b/src/primaite/game/game.py
index 42d998c7..2659abef 100644
--- a/src/primaite/game/game.py
+++ b/src/primaite/game/game.py
@@ -222,8 +222,12 @@ class PrimaiteGame:
         sim = game.simulation
         net = sim.network
 
-        nodes_cfg = cfg["simulation"]["network"]["nodes"]
-        links_cfg = cfg["simulation"]["network"]["links"]
+        simulation_config = cfg.get("simulation", {})
+        network_config = simulation_config.get("network", {})
+
+        nodes_cfg = network_config.get("nodes", [])
+        links_cfg = network_config.get("links", [])
+
         for node_cfg in nodes_cfg:
             node_ref = node_cfg["ref"]
             n_type = node_cfg["type"]
@@ -390,7 +394,7 @@ class PrimaiteGame:
             game.ref_map_links[link_cfg["ref"]] = new_link.uuid
 
         # 3. create agents
-        agents_cfg = cfg["agents"]
+        agents_cfg = cfg.get("agents", [])
 
         for agent_cfg in agents_cfg:
             agent_ref = agent_cfg["ref"]  # noqa: F841
@@ -439,12 +443,12 @@ class PrimaiteGame:
                     agent_settings=agent_settings,
                 )
             else:
-                msg(f"Configuration error: {agent_type} is not a valid agent type.")
+                msg = f"Configuration error: {agent_type} is not a valid agent type."
                 _LOGGER.error(msg)
                 raise ValueError(msg)
             game.agents[agent_cfg["ref"]] = new_agent
 
         # Set the NMNE capture config
-        set_nmne_config(cfg["simulation"]["network"].get("nmne_config", {}))
+        set_nmne_config(network_config.get("nmne_config", {}))
 
         return game
diff --git a/tests/assets/configs/no_nodes_links_agents_network.yaml b/tests/assets/configs/no_nodes_links_agents_network.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..607a899a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/assets/configs/no_nodes_links_agents_network.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+training_config:
+  rl_framework: SB3
+  rl_algorithm: PPO
+  seed: 333
+  n_learn_episodes: 1
+  n_eval_episodes: 5
+  max_steps_per_episode: 128
+  deterministic_eval: false
+  n_agents: 1
+  agent_references:
+    - defender
+
+io_settings:
+  save_checkpoints: true
+  checkpoint_interval: 5
+  save_step_metadata: false
+  save_pcap_logs: true
+  save_sys_logs: true
+
+
+game:
+  max_episode_length: 256
+  ports:
+    - ARP
+    - DNS
+    - HTTP
+    - POSTGRES_SERVER
+  protocols:
+    - ICMP
+    - TCP
+    - UDP
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/configuration_file_parsing/test_no_nodes_links_agents_config.py b/tests/integration_tests/configuration_file_parsing/test_no_nodes_links_agents_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c9b0cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/configuration_file_parsing/test_no_nodes_links_agents_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import yaml
+
+from primaite.game.game import PrimaiteGame
+from tests import TEST_ASSETS_ROOT
+
+CONFIG_FILE = TEST_ASSETS_ROOT / "configs" / "no_nodes_links_agents_network.yaml"
+
+
+def test_no_nodes_links_agents_config():
+    """Tests PrimaiteGame can be created from config file where there are no nodes, links, agents in the config file."""
+    with open(CONFIG_FILE, "r") as f:
+        cfg = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+    game = PrimaiteGame.from_config(cfg)
+
+    network = game.simulation.network
+
+    assert len(network.nodes) == 0
+    assert len(network.links) == 0