diff --git a/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.cpp b/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.cpp
index f1d6b3a7..5e971c19 100644
--- a/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.cpp
+++ b/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.cpp
@@ -125,10 +125,9 @@ void SimulationManager::parseSimulationBatch(XMLElement* simulation)
         }
     }
 
-    addTraceSetup(batch, simulation);
+    addTraceSetups(batch, simulation);
 
     simulationBatches.push_back(batch);
-
 }
 
 void SimulationManager::runSimulation(string traceName, DramSetup dramSetup, vector<Device> traceSetup)
@@ -154,14 +153,15 @@ void SimulationManager::startTraceAnalyzer()
     system(run_tpr.c_str());
 }
 
-void SimulationManager::addTraceSetup(SimulationBatch &batch, tinyxml2::XMLElement *simulation)
+void SimulationManager::addTraceSetups(SimulationBatch &batch, tinyxml2::XMLElement *simulation)
 {
     vector<Device> devices;
     XMLElement *tracesetups = simulation->FirstChildElement("tracesetups");
     XMLElement *simconfig = simulation->FirstChildElement("simconfig");
+    unsigned int numberOfTracePlayers = 1;
     XMLElement *ntp = simconfig->FirstChildElement("NumberOfTracePlayers");
-    unsigned int numberOfTracePlayers;
-    ntp->QueryUnsignedAttribute("value", &numberOfTracePlayers);
+    if (ntp != NULL)
+        ntp->QueryUnsignedAttribute("value", &numberOfTracePlayers);
 
     for (XMLElement *tracesetup = tracesetups->FirstChildElement("tracesetup"); tracesetup != NULL; tracesetup = tracesetup->NextSiblingElement("tracesetup")) {
 
diff --git a/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.h b/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.h
index cff6d97f..c95a96f2 100644
--- a/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.h
+++ b/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
  * Authors:
  *    Janik Schlemminger
  *    Matthias Jung
+ *    Eder F. Zulian
  */
 
 #ifndef SIMULATIONMANAGER_H_
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ private:
 
 	void runSimulation(std::string traceName, DramSetup dramSetup, std::vector<Device> traceSetup);
 	void parseSimulationBatch(tinyxml2::XMLElement* simulation);
-	void addTraceSetup(SimulationBatch& batch, tinyxml2::XMLElement* element);
+    void addTraceSetups(SimulationBatch &batch, tinyxml2::XMLElement *element);
 
 	void report(std::string message);
 };