diff --git a/src-network-providers/apiNetworkProvider.ts b/src-network-providers/apiNetworkProvider.ts
index 170b2fb9..3d6bc556 100644
--- a/src-network-providers/apiNetworkProvider.ts
+++ b/src-network-providers/apiNetworkProvider.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 import { AccountOnNetwork, GuardianData } from "./accounts";
 import { defaultAxiosConfig, defaultPagination } from "./config";
+import { BaseUserAgent } from "./constants";
 import { ContractQueryRequest } from "./contractQueryRequest";
 import { ContractQueryResponse } from "./contractQueryResponse";
 import { ErrContractQuery, ErrNetworkProvider } from "./errors";
 import { IAddress, IContractQuery, INetworkProvider, IPagination, ITransaction, ITransactionNext } from "./interface";
 import { NetworkConfig } from "./networkConfig";
 import { NetworkGeneralStatistics } from "./networkGeneralStatistics";
+import { NetworkProviderConfig } from "./networkProviderConfig";
 import { NetworkStake } from "./networkStake";
 import { NetworkStatus } from "./networkStatus";
 import { PairOnNetwork } from "./pairs";
@@ -17,8 +19,6 @@ import { FungibleTokenOfAccountOnNetwork, NonFungibleTokenOfAccountOnNetwork } f
 import { TransactionOnNetwork, prepareTransactionForBroadcasting } from "./transactions";
 import { TransactionStatus } from "./transactionStatus";
 import { extendUserAgent } from "./userAgent";
-import { NetworkProviderConfig } from "./networkProviderConfig";
-import { BaseUserAgent } from "./constants";
 
 // TODO: Find & remove duplicate code between "ProxyNetworkProvider" and "ApiNetworkProvider".
 export class ApiNetworkProvider implements INetworkProvider {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class ApiNetworkProvider implements INetworkProvider {
     }
 
     private getProxyConfig(config: NetworkProviderConfig | undefined) {
-        let proxyConfig = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(config));
+        let proxyConfig = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(config || {}));
         proxyConfig = { ...defaultAxiosConfig, ...proxyConfig };
         return proxyConfig;
     }
diff --git a/src-network-providers/providers.dev.net.spec.ts b/src-network-providers/providers.dev.net.spec.ts
index 890c0e55..8c603c43 100644
--- a/src-network-providers/providers.dev.net.spec.ts
+++ b/src-network-providers/providers.dev.net.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { assert, expect } from "chai";
+import { AxiosHeaders } from "axios";
+import { assert } from "chai";
 import { ApiNetworkProvider } from "./apiNetworkProvider";
 import { INetworkProvider, ITransactionNext } from "./interface";
 import { Address } from "./primitives";
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ import { MockQuery } from "./testscommon/dummyQuery";
 import { NonFungibleTokenOfAccountOnNetwork } from "./tokens";
 import { TransactionEventData } from "./transactionEvents";
 import { TransactionOnNetwork } from "./transactions";
-import { AxiosHeaders } from "axios";
 
 describe("test network providers on devnet: Proxy and API", function () {
     let alice = new Address("erd1qyu5wthldzr8wx5c9ucg8kjagg0jfs53s8nr3zpz3hypefsdd8ssycr6th");
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ describe("test network providers on devnet: Proxy and API", function () {
     let apiProvider: INetworkProvider = new ApiNetworkProvider("https://devnet-api.multiversx.com", { timeout: 10000, clientName: 'test' });
     let proxyProvider: INetworkProvider = new ProxyNetworkProvider("https://devnet-gateway.multiversx.com", { timeout: 10000, clientName: 'test' });
 
+    it("should create providers without configuration", async function () {
+        const apiProviderWithoutConfig = new ApiNetworkProvider("https://devnet-api.multiversx.com");
+        const proxyProviderWithoutConfig = new ProxyNetworkProvider("https://devnet-gateway.multiversx.com");
+
+        const apiResponse = await apiProviderWithoutConfig.getNetworkConfig();
+        const proxyResponse = await proxyProviderWithoutConfig.getNetworkConfig();
+        
+        assert.equal(apiResponse.ChainID, "D");
+        assert.equal(proxyResponse.ChainID, "D");
+    });
+
     it("should have same response for getNetworkConfig()", async function () {
         let apiResponse = await apiProvider.getNetworkConfig();
         let proxyResponse = await proxyProvider.getNetworkConfig();