diff --git a/src/sequelize/models/microservice.js b/src/sequelize/models/microservice.js
index 12c92ce78..9ef6188b7 100644
--- a/src/sequelize/models/microservice.js
+++ b/src/sequelize/models/microservice.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
     config: {
       type: DataTypes.TEXT,
       field: 'config',
-      defaultValue: '',
+      defaultValue: '{}',
     },
     name: {
       type: DataTypes.TEXT,
diff --git a/src/services/microservices-service.js b/src/services/microservices-service.js
index 47235934a..bfa3a358b 100644
--- a/src/services/microservices-service.js
+++ b/src/services/microservices-service.js
@@ -503,11 +503,11 @@ async function listVolumeMappings(microserviceUuid, user, isCLI, transaction) {
 // this function works with escape and unescape config, in case of unescaped config, the first split will not work,
 // but the second will work
 function _validateMicroserviceConfig(config) {
-  if (config === undefined || config === '{}') {
-    return '{}'
+  let result
+  if (config) {
+    result = config.split('\\"').join('"').split('"').join('\"')
   }
-
-  return config.split('\\"').join('"').split('"').join('\"')
+  return result
 }
 
 async function _createMicroservice(microserviceData, user, isCLI, transaction) {