diff --git a/monkey/common/agent_configuration/agent_sub_configurations.py b/monkey/common/agent_configuration/agent_sub_configurations.py
index e358c91a9..8c4592d92 100644
--- a/monkey/common/agent_configuration/agent_sub_configurations.py
+++ b/monkey/common/agent_configuration/agent_sub_configurations.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Dict, Tuple
 
-from pydantic import PositiveFloat, PositiveInt, conint, validator
+from pydantic import PositiveFloat, conint, validator
 
 from common.base_models import MutableInfectionMonkeyBaseModel
 
@@ -185,6 +185,6 @@ class PropagationConfiguration(MutableInfectionMonkeyBaseModel):
         :param exploitation: Configuration for exploitation
     """
 
-    maximum_depth: PositiveInt
+    maximum_depth: conint(ge=0)
     network_scan: NetworkScanConfiguration
     exploitation: ExploitationConfiguration
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/agent_configuration/test_agent_configuration.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/agent_configuration/test_agent_configuration.py
index 0cd17fccc..3431b980d 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/agent_configuration/test_agent_configuration.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/agent_configuration/test_agent_configuration.py
@@ -229,6 +229,15 @@ def test_propagation_configuration__invalid_maximum_depth():
         PropagationConfiguration(**negative_maximum_depth_configuration)
 
 
+def test_propagation_configuration__maximum_depth_zero():
+    maximum_depth_zero_configuration = PROPAGATION_CONFIGURATION.copy()
+    maximum_depth_zero_configuration["maximum_depth"] = 0
+
+    pc = PropagationConfiguration(**maximum_depth_zero_configuration)
+
+    assert pc.maximum_depth == 0
+
+
 def test_agent_configuration():
     config = AgentConfiguration(**AGENT_CONFIGURATION)
     config_dict = config.dict(simplify=True)