diff --git a/osm_lcm/ns.py b/osm_lcm/ns.py
index ddd827e..0d15378 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/ns.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/ns.py
@@ -3282,6 +3282,8 @@
         )
         if "execution-environment-list" in descriptor_config:
             ee_list = descriptor_config.get("execution-environment-list", [])
+        elif "juju" in descriptor_config:
+            ee_list = [descriptor_config]  # ns charms
         else:  # other types as script are not supported
             ee_list = []
 
@@ -4035,8 +4037,13 @@
 
             for vca_index, vca in enumerate(get_iterable(nsr_deployed, "VCA")):
                 config_descriptor = None
-
-                vca_id = self.get_vca_id(db_vnfrs_dict[vca["member-vnf-index"]], db_nsr)
+                vca_member_vnf_index = vca.get("member-vnf-index")
+                vca_id = self.get_vca_id(
+                    db_vnfrs_dict.get(vca_member_vnf_index)
+                    if vca_member_vnf_index
+                    else None,
+                    db_nsr,
+                )
                 if not vca or not vca.get("ee_id"):
                     continue
                 if not vca.get("member-vnf-index"):