diff --git a/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/filter/lora_affinity_filter.go b/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/filter/lora_affinity_filter.go
index 145743f03..037cce22d 100644
--- a/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/filter/lora_affinity_filter.go
+++ b/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/filter/lora_affinity_filter.go
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ var _ framework.Filter = &LoraAffinityFilter{}
 // LoraAffinityFilterFactory defines the factory function for LoraAffinityFilter.
 func LoraAffinityFilterFactory(name string, rawParameters json.RawMessage, _ plugins.Handle) (plugins.Plugin, error) {
 	parameters := loraAffinityFilterParameters{Threshold: config.DefaultLoraAffinityThreshold}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(rawParameters, &parameters); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse the parameters of the '%s' filter - %w", LoraAffinityFilterType, err)
+	if rawParameters != nil {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(rawParameters, &parameters); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse the parameters of the '%s' filter - %w", LoraAffinityFilterType, err)
+		}
 	}
 	return NewLoraAffinityFilter(parameters.Threshold).WithName(name), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/filter/low_queue_filter.go b/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/filter/low_queue_filter.go
index 8b121e726..e3f509cce 100644
--- a/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/filter/low_queue_filter.go
+++ b/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/filter/low_queue_filter.go
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ var _ framework.Filter = &LowQueueFilter{}
 // LowQueueFilterFactory defines the factory function for LowQueueFilter.
 func LowQueueFilterFactory(name string, rawParameters json.RawMessage, _ plugins.Handle) (plugins.Plugin, error) {
 	parameters := lowQueueFilterParameters{Threshold: config.DefaultQueueingThresholdLoRA}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(rawParameters, &parameters); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse the parameters of the '%s' filter - %w", LowQueueFilterType, err)
+	if rawParameters != nil {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(rawParameters, &parameters); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse the parameters of the '%s' filter - %w", LowQueueFilterType, err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return NewLowQueueFilter(parameters.Threshold).WithName(name), nil
diff --git a/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/multi/prefix/plugin.go b/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/multi/prefix/plugin.go
index a291f4761..bd7cfae67 100644
--- a/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/multi/prefix/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/epp/scheduling/framework/plugins/multi/prefix/plugin.go
@@ -125,8 +125,11 @@ func PrefixCachePluginFactory(name string, rawParameters json.RawMessage, _ plug
 		MaxPrefixBlocksToMatch: DefaultMaxPrefixBlocks,
 		LRUCapacityPerServer:   DefaultLRUCapacityPerServer,
 	}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(rawParameters, &parameters); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse the parameters of the %s plugin. Error: %s", PrefixCachePluginType, err)
+
+	if rawParameters != nil {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(rawParameters, &parameters); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse the parameters of the %s plugin. Error: %s", PrefixCachePluginType, err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return New(parameters).WithName(name), nil