diff --git a/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/config.rs b/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/config.rs
index 77adb47..11ad31e 100644
--- a/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/config.rs
+++ b/zenoh-plugin-ros2dds/src/config.rs
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub queries_timeout: Option<QueriesTimeouts>,
     #[serde(default = "default_reliable_routes_blocking")]
     pub reliable_routes_blocking: bool,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    __required__: bool,
-    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_paths")]
-    __path__: Vec<String>,
+    __required__: Option<bool>,
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_path")]
+    __path__: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -350,38 +349,67 @@ fn default_domain() -> u32 {
     }
 }
 
-fn deserialize_paths<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Vec<String>, D::Error>
+fn deserialize_path<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Option<Vec<String>>, D::Error>
 where
     D: Deserializer<'de>,
 {
-    struct V;
-    impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for V {
-        type Value = Vec<String>;
-        fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
-            write!(formatter, "a string or vector of strings")
-        }
-        fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
-        where
-            E: de::Error,
-        {
-            Ok(vec![v.into()])
-        }
-        fn visit_seq<A>(self, mut seq: A) -> Result<Self::Value, A::Error>
-        where
-            A: de::SeqAccess<'de>,
-        {
-            let mut v = if let Some(l) = seq.size_hint() {
-                Vec::with_capacity(l)
-            } else {
-                Vec::new()
-            };
-            while let Some(s) = seq.next_element()? {
-                v.push(s);
-            }
-            Ok(v)
+    deserializer.deserialize_option(OptPathVisitor)
+}
+
+struct OptPathVisitor;
+
+impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for OptPathVisitor {
+    type Value = Option<Vec<String>>;
+
+    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(formatter, "none or a string or an array of strings")
+    }
+
+    fn visit_none<E>(self) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+    where
+        E: de::Error,
+    {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+
+    fn visit_some<D>(self, deserializer: D) -> Result<Self::Value, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        deserializer.deserialize_any(PathVisitor).map(Some)
+    }
+}
+
+struct PathVisitor;
+
+impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for PathVisitor {
+    type Value = Vec<String>;
+
+    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(formatter, "a string or an array of strings")
+    }
+
+    fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+    where
+        E: de::Error,
+    {
+        Ok(vec![v.into()])
+    }
+
+    fn visit_seq<A>(self, mut seq: A) -> Result<Self::Value, A::Error>
+    where
+        A: de::SeqAccess<'de>,
+    {
+        let mut v = if let Some(l) = seq.size_hint() {
+            Vec::with_capacity(l)
+        } else {
+            Vec::new()
+        };
+        while let Some(s) = seq.next_element()? {
+            v.push(s);
         }
+        Ok(v)
     }
-    deserializer.deserialize_any(V)
 }
 
 fn default_reliable_routes_blocking() -> bool {
@@ -508,7 +536,9 @@ where
     serializer.serialize_f32(d.as_secs_f32())
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use super::Config;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_allowance() {
@@ -657,4 +687,69 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert!(invalid.is_err());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_path_field() {
+        // See: https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh-plugin-webserver/issues/19
+        let config = serde_json::from_str::<Config>(r#"{"__path__": "/example/path"}"#);
+
+        assert!(config.is_ok());
+        let Config {
+            __required__,
+            __path__,
+            ..
+        } = config.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(__path__, Some(vec![String::from("/example/path")]));
+        assert_eq!(__required__, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_required_field() {
+        // See: https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh-plugin-webserver/issues/19
+        let config = serde_json::from_str::<Config>(r#"{"__required__": true}"#);
+        assert!(config.is_ok());
+        let Config {
+            __required__,
+            __path__,
+            ..
+        } = config.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(__path__, None);
+        assert_eq!(__required__, Some(true));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_path_field_and_required_field() {
+        // See: https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh-plugin-webserver/issues/19
+        let config = serde_json::from_str::<Config>(
+            r#"{"__path__": "/example/path", "__required__": true}"#,
+        );
+
+        assert!(config.is_ok());
+        let Config {
+            __required__,
+            __path__,
+            ..
+        } = config.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(__path__, Some(vec![String::from("/example/path")]));
+        assert_eq!(__required__, Some(true));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_no_path_field_and_no_required_field() {
+        // See: https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh-plugin-webserver/issues/19
+        let config = serde_json::from_str::<Config>("{}");
+
+        assert!(config.is_ok());
+        let Config {
+            __required__,
+            __path__,
+            ..
+        } = config.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(__path__, None);
+        assert_eq!(__required__, None);
+    }
 }