diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 091d98887b..c1396bffb8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
+## 0.5.26 (2024-06-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fixed an issue causing integrations with no configuration to fail during the initialization process
+
+
 ## 0.5.25 (2024-06-03)
 
 
diff --git a/port_ocean/config/settings.py b/port_ocean/config/settings.py
index 21d3e5836a..ef3b0c87ca 100644
--- a/port_ocean/config/settings.py
+++ b/port_ocean/config/settings.py
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ class PortSettings(BaseOceanModel, extra=Extra.allow):
 class IntegrationSettings(BaseOceanModel, extra=Extra.allow):
     identifier: str = Field(..., min_length=1)
     type: str = Field(..., min_length=1)
-    config: dict[str, Any] | BaseModel
+    config: dict[str, Any] | BaseModel = Field(default_factory=dict)
 
     @root_validator(pre=True)
-    def a(cls, values: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    def root_validator(cls, values: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         integ_type = values.get("type")
 
         if not integ_type:
@@ -68,4 +68,5 @@ class IntegrationConfiguration(BaseOceanSettings, extra=Extra.allow):
     send_raw_data_examples: bool = True
     port: PortSettings
     event_listener: EventListenerSettingsType
-    integration: IntegrationSettings
+    # If an identifier or type is not provided, it will be generated based on the integration name
+    integration: IntegrationSettings = IntegrationSettings(type="", identifier="")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f70c3f7860..a3a44ed071 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "port-ocean"
-version = "0.5.25"
+version = "0.5.26"
 description = "Port Ocean is a CLI tool for managing your Port projects."
 readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://app.getport.io"