diff --git a/.github/configs/wordlist.txt b/.github/configs/wordlist.txt
index 5399dd3c6..2f81774e6 100644
--- a/.github/configs/wordlist.txt
+++ b/.github/configs/wordlist.txt
@@ -767,4 +767,8 @@ RpsImage
 BusyLoopOnSandboxStartup
 DirigentControlPlaneIP
 InvokeProtocol
-autoscaler
\ No newline at end of file
+autoscaler
+FailAt
+FailComponent
+FailNode
+FailureEnabled
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/config/parser.go b/pkg/config/parser.go
index b9ca80815..a39046118 100644
--- a/pkg/config/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/config/parser.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func ReadConfigurationFile(path string) LoaderConfiguration {
 func ReadFailureConfiguration(path string) *FailureConfiguration {
 	byteValue, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Failure configuration not found at '%s'...", path)
+		log.Warnf("Failure configuration not found at '%s'...", path)
 		return &FailureConfiguration{}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/driver/failure/triggers.go b/pkg/driver/failure/triggers.go
index 33ee6798d..eabeae496 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/failure/triggers.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/failure/triggers.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 const NodeSeparator = " "
 
 func ScheduleFailure(platform string, config *config.FailureConfiguration) {
-	if config.FailAt != 0 && config.FailComponent != "" {
+	if config != nil && config.FailAt != 0 && config.FailComponent != "" {
 		switch platform {
 		case "Knative", "Knative-RPS":
 			triggerKnativeFailure(config.FailNode, config.FailComponent, config.FailAt)