diff --git a/ovim.py b/ovim.py
index efdb58b..a1eaffa 100755
--- a/ovim.py
+++ b/ovim.py
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@
                 temp_dict['of_port'] = db_config['port']
                 temp_dict['of_dpid'] = db_config['dpid']
                 temp_dict['of_controller'] = db_config['type']
-                temp_dict['of_user'] = db_config['user']
-                temp_dict['of_password'] = db_config['password']
+                temp_dict['of_user'] = db_config.get('user')
+                temp_dict['of_password'] = db_config.get('password')
 
             temp_dict['of_debug'] = self.config['log_level_of']