diff --git a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
index 2b32afd85..9cefcde2e 100644
--- a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
+++ b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ export class SystemForEmbassy implements System {
     })) as U.Config
     if (!oldConfig) return
     const moduleCode = await this.moduleCode
-    const method = moduleCode.dependencies?.[id]?.autoConfigure
+    const method = moduleCode?.dependencies?.[id]?.autoConfigure
     if (!method) return
     const newConfig = (await method(
       polyfillEffects(effects, this.manifest),
diff --git a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/transformConfigSpec.ts b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/transformConfigSpec.ts
index 1eb2ea508..eca2879b3 100644
--- a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/transformConfigSpec.ts
+++ b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/transformConfigSpec.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export function transformOldConfigToNew(
   spec: OldConfigSpec,
   config: Record<string, any>,
 ): Record<string, any> {
+  if (!config) return config
   return Object.entries(spec).reduce((obj, [key, val]) => {
     let newVal = config[key]
 
@@ -157,7 +158,12 @@ export function transformOldConfigToNew(
     }
 
     if (isUnion(val)) {
-      const selection = config[key][val.tag.id]
+      if (!config[key]) return obj
+
+      const selection = config[key]?.[val.tag.id]
+
+      if (!selection) return obj
+
       delete config[key][val.tag.id]
 
       newVal = {
@@ -170,6 +176,8 @@ export function transformOldConfigToNew(
     }
 
     if (isList(val) && isObjectList(val)) {
+      if (!config[key]) return obj
+
       newVal = (config[key] as object[]).map((obj) =>
         transformOldConfigToNew(
           matchOldConfigSpec.unsafeCast(val.spec.spec),