diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/repository/file_agent_configuration_repository.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/repository/file_agent_configuration_repository.py
index 2cd2c8c93..fcccd49a1 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/repository/file_agent_configuration_repository.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/repository/file_agent_configuration_repository.py
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import io
 
-from common.configuration import AgentConfiguration, AgentConfigurationSchema
-from monkey_island.cc.repository import IAgentConfigurationRepository, IFileRepository
+from common.configuration import (
+    DEFAULT_AGENT_CONFIGURATION,
+    AgentConfiguration,
+    AgentConfigurationSchema,
+)
+from monkey_island.cc.repository import (
+    IAgentConfigurationRepository,
+    IFileRepository,
+    RetrievalError,
+)
 
 AGENT_CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME = "agent_configuration.json"
 
@@ -12,10 +20,15 @@ class FileAgentConfigurationRepository(IAgentConfigurationRepository):
         self._schema = AgentConfigurationSchema()
 
     def get_configuration(self) -> AgentConfiguration:
-        with self._file_repository.open_file(AGENT_CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME) as f:
-            configuration_json = f.read().decode()
+        try:
+            with self._file_repository.open_file(AGENT_CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME) as f:
+                configuration_json = f.read().decode()
 
-        return self._schema.loads(configuration_json)
+            return self._schema.loads(configuration_json)
+        # TODO: Handle FileRetrievalError vs FileNotFoundError
+        #       https://github.com/guardicore/monkey/blob/e8001d8cf76340e42bf17ff62523bd2d85fc4841/monkey/monkey_island/cc/repository/file_storage/local_storage_file_repository.py#L47-L50
+        except RetrievalError:
+            return self._schema.loads(DEFAULT_AGENT_CONFIGURATION)
 
     def store_configuration(self, agent_configuration: AgentConfiguration):
         configuration_json = self._schema.dumps(agent_configuration)
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/repository/i_agent_configuration_repository.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/repository/i_agent_configuration_repository.py
index d99934ad9..105d26fe9 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/repository/i_agent_configuration_repository.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/repository/i_agent_configuration_repository.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class IAgentConfigurationRepository(ABC):
         """
         Retrieve the agent configuration from the repository
 
-        :return: The agent configuration
+        :return: The agent configuration as retrieved from the repository, or the default
+                 configuration if none could be retrieved.
         :raises RetrievalError: if the configuration can not be retrieved
         """
         pass
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/repository/test_file_agent_configuration_repository.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/repository/test_file_agent_configuration_repository.py
index 941dd2586..7ad066623 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/repository/test_file_agent_configuration_repository.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/repository/test_file_agent_configuration_repository.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from tests.common.example_agent_configuration import AGENT_CONFIGURATION
 from tests.monkey_island import SingleFileRepository
 
-from common.configuration import AgentConfigurationSchema
+from common.configuration import DEFAULT_AGENT_CONFIGURATION, AgentConfigurationSchema
 from monkey_island.cc.repository import FileAgentConfigurationRepository
 
 
@@ -14,3 +14,13 @@ def test_store_agent_config():
     retrieved_agent_configuration = repository.get_configuration()
 
     assert retrieved_agent_configuration == agent_configuration
+
+
+def test_get_default_agent_config():
+    repository = FileAgentConfigurationRepository(SingleFileRepository())
+    schema = AgentConfigurationSchema()
+    default_agent_configuration = schema.loads(DEFAULT_AGENT_CONFIGURATION)
+
+    retrieved_agent_configuration = repository.get_configuration()
+
+    assert retrieved_agent_configuration == default_agent_configuration