diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/core.py b/src/primaite/simulator/core.py
index 779358ec..caba5210 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/core.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/core.py
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ class ActionManager:
 class SimComponent(BaseModel):
     """Extension of pydantic BaseModel with additional methods that must be defined by all classes in the simulator."""
 
+    model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True, extra=Extra.allow)
+
     uuid: str
     """The component UUID."""
 
@@ -133,13 +135,6 @@ class SimComponent(BaseModel):
         if not kwargs.get("uuid"):
             kwargs["uuid"] = str(uuid4())
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-
-    model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True, extra=Extra.allow)
-    uuid: str = str(uuid4())
-    "The component UUID."
-
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.action_manager: Optional[ActionManager] = None
 
     @abstractmethod