diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fifo.json b/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fifo.json
index 82be88b8..95cd1871 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fifo.json
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fifo.json
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
-{"mcconfig": {"PagePolicy": {"@value": "Open"}, "Scheduler": {"@value": "Fifo"}, "RequestBufferSize": {"@value": "8"}, "CmdMux": {"@value": "Strict"}, "RespQueue": {"@value": "Fifo"}, "RefreshPolicy": {"@value": "Rankwise"}, "RefreshMode": {"@value": "1"}, "RefreshMaxPostponed": {"@value": "8"}, "RefreshMaxPulledin": {"@value": "8"}, "PowerDownPolicy": {"@value": "NoPowerDown"}, "PowerDownTimeout": {"@value": "100"}}}
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+{"mcconfig": {"PagePolicy": "Open", 
+"Scheduler": "Fifo", 
+"RequestBufferSize": "8", 
+"CmdMux": "Strict", 
+"RespQueue": "Fifo", 
+"RefreshPolicy": "Rankwise", 
+"RefreshMode": "1", 
+"RefreshMaxPostponed": "8", 
+"RefreshMaxPulledin": "8", 
+"PowerDownPolicy": "NoPowerDown", 
+"PowerDownTimeout": "100"}}
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diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fr_fcfs.json b/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fr_fcfs.json
index 1170848e..722147a1 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fr_fcfs.json
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fr_fcfs.json
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-{"mcconfig": {"PagePolicy": {"@value": "Open"}, "Scheduler": {"@value": "FrFcfs"}, "RequestBufferSize": {"@value": "8"}, "CmdMux": {"@value": "Oldest"}, "RespQueue": {"@value": "Fifo"}, "RefreshPolicy": {"@value": "Rankwise"}, "RefreshMode": {"@value": "1"}, "RefreshMaxPostponed": {"@value": "8"}, "RefreshMaxPulledin": {"@value": "8"}, "PowerDownPolicy": {"@value": "NoPowerDown"}, "PowerDownTimeout": {"@value": "100"}}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"mcconfig": {
+"PagePolicy": "Open", "Scheduler": "FrFcfs", "RequestBufferSize": "8", "CmdMux": "Oldest", "RespQueue": "Fifo", "RefreshPolicy": "Rankwise", "RefreshMode": "1", "RefreshMaxPostponed": "8", "RefreshMaxPulledin": "8", "PowerDownPolicy": "NoPowerDown", "PowerDownTimeout": "100"}}
diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fr_fcfs_grp.json b/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fr_fcfs_grp.json
index 2ed9772d..9cff3e26 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fr_fcfs_grp.json
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/mcconfigs/fr_fcfs_grp.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"mcconfig": {"PagePolicy": {"@value": "Open"}, "Scheduler": {"@value": "FrFcfsGrp"}, "RequestBufferSize": {"@value": "8"}, "CmdMux": {"@value": "Oldest"}, "RespQueue": {"@value": "Fifo"}, "RefreshPolicy": {"@value": "Rankwise"}, "RefreshMode": {"@value": "1"}, "RefreshMaxPostponed": {"@value": "8"}, "RefreshMaxPulledin": {"@value": "8"}, "PowerDownPolicy": {"@value": "NoPowerDown"}, "PowerDownTimeout": {"@value": "100"}}}
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+{"mcconfig": {"PagePolicy": "Open", "Scheduler": "FrFcfsGrp", "RequestBufferSize": "8", "CmdMux":  "Oldest", "RespQueue": "Fifo", "RefreshPolicy": "Rankwise", "RefreshMode": "1", "RefreshMaxPostponed": "8", "RefreshMaxPulledin": "8", "PowerDownPolicy": "NoPowerDown", "PowerDownTimeout": "100"}}
diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/ddr3-example-mcconfigjson.xml b/DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/ddr3-example-mcconfigjson.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1ce2b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/ddr3-example-mcconfigjson.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<simulation>
+    <!-- Simulation file identifier -->
+    <simulationid id="ddr3-example"></simulationid>
+    <!-- Configuration for the DRAMSys Simulator -->
+    <simconfig src="ddr3.xml" />
+    <!-- Temperature Simulator Configuration -->
+    <thermalconfig src="config.xml" />
+    <!-- Memory Device Specification: Which Device is on the DDR3 DIMM -->
+    <memspec src="MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G.xml"></memspec>
+    <!-- Addressmapping Configuration of the Memory Controller -->
+    <addressmapping src="am_ddr3_8x1Gbx8_dimm_p1KB_rbc.xml"></addressmapping>
+    <!-- Memory Controller Configuration: -->
+    <mcconfig src="fifo.json"/>
+    <!--
+    The following trace setup is only used in standalone mode.
+    In library mode e.g. in Platform Architect the trace setup is ignored.
+    -->
+    <tracesetup>
+        <!--
+        This device mimics an image processing application
+        running on an FPGA with 200 Mhz.
+        -->
+        <device clkMhz="800">ddr3_example.stl</device>
+    </tracesetup>
+</simulation>
diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp b/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp
index 7a8e9579..e5b37691 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 #include "memspec/MemSpecGDDR6.h"
 
 using namespace tinyxml2;
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+
 
 void ConfigurationLoader::loadSimConfig(Configuration &config,
                                         std::string simconfigUri)
@@ -100,6 +102,18 @@ void ConfigurationLoader::loadConfig(Configuration &config,
     }
 }
 
+void ConfigurationLoader::loadConfigJson(Configuration &config,
+                                              json::object_t *configNode)
+{
+    json j = *configNode;
+
+    for (auto& x : j.items())
+         {
+            config.setParameter(x.key(), x.value());
+         }
+
+}
+
 void ConfigurationLoader::loadConfigFromUri(Configuration &config,
                                             std::string uri, std::string first_element)
 {
@@ -112,27 +126,12 @@ void ConfigurationLoader::loadConfigFromUri(Configuration &config,
 void ConfigurationLoader::loadMCConfig(Configuration &config,
                                        std::string mcconfigUri)
 {
-    tinyxml2::XMLDocument doc;
     config.mcconfigUri = mcconfigUri;
-    loadXML(mcconfigUri, doc);
-    XMLElement *mcconfig = doc.FirstChildElement("mcconfig");
-    loadConfig(config, mcconfig);
+    json doc = json::parse(std::ifstream(mcconfigUri));
+    auto mcconfig = doc["mcconfig"].get_ptr<json::object_t*>();
+    loadConfigJson(config, mcconfig);
 }
 
-void ConfigurationLoader::loadMCConfig(Configuration &config,
-                                       XMLElement *mcconfig)
-{
-    if (mcconfig->Attribute("src"))
-    {
-        XMLDocument doc;
-        std::string src(mcconfig->Attribute("src"));
-        config.mcconfigUri = src;
-        loadXML(src, doc);
-        loadMCConfig(config, doc.FirstChildElement("mcconfig"));
-    }
-    else
-        loadConfig(config, mcconfig);
-}
 
 void ConfigurationLoader::loadMemSpec(Configuration &config, std::string memspecUri)
 {
diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.h b/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.h
index b5ea9290..14bad881 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.h
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include "../common/third_party/tinyxml2/tinyxml2.h"
+#include "../common/third_party/nlohmann/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp"
 #include "../common/utils.h"
 #include "Configuration.h"
 
@@ -47,8 +48,9 @@ class ConfigurationLoader
 {
 public:
 
-    static void loadMCConfig(Configuration &config, std::string amconfigUri);
-    static void loadMCConfig(Configuration &config, tinyxml2::XMLElement *mcconfig);
+
+      static void loadMCConfig(Configuration &config, std::string amconfigUri);
+
 
     static void loadSimConfig(Configuration &config, std::string simconfigUri);
     static void loadSimConfig(Configuration &config,
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ public:
                                          tinyxml2::XMLElement *simconfig);
 private:
     ConfigurationLoader() {}
+    static void loadConfigJson(Configuration &config, nlohmann::json::object_t  *configNode);
     static void loadConfig(Configuration &config, tinyxml2::XMLElement *configNode);
     static void loadConfigFromUri(Configuration &config, std::string uri,
                                   std::string first_element);