diff --git a/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp b/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp
index 67611c08..0a5c8686 100644
--- a/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp
+++ b/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ void ConfigurationLoader::loadDDR4(Configuration& config, XMLElement* memspec)
     config.memSpec.nActivate = 4;
     config.memSpec.DataRate = queryUIntParameter(architecture, "dataRate");
     config.memSpec.NumberOfRows = queryUIntParameter(architecture, "nbrOfRows");
+    config.memSpec.NumberOfColumns = queryUIntParameter(architecture, "nbrOfColumns");
 
     //MemTimings
     XMLElement* timings = memspec->FirstChildElement("memtimingspec");
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ void ConfigurationLoader::loadWideIO(Configuration& config, XMLElement* memspec)
     config.memSpec.nActivate = 2;
     config.memSpec.DataRate = queryUIntParameter(architecture, "dataRate");
     config.memSpec.NumberOfRows = queryUIntParameter(architecture, "nbrOfRows");
+    config.memSpec.NumberOfColumns = queryUIntParameter(architecture, "nbrOfColumns");
 
     //MemTimings
     XMLElement* timings = memspec->FirstChildElement("memtimingspec");
diff --git a/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/MemSpec.h b/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/MemSpec.h
index 5be412e5..dd1bcc87 100644
--- a/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/MemSpec.h
+++ b/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/MemSpec.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct MemSpec
     unsigned int nActivate;
     unsigned int DataRate;
     unsigned int NumberOfRows;
+    unsigned int NumberOfColumns;
 
 	sc_time clk;
 	sc_time tRP;		//precharge-time (pre -> act same bank)