diff --git a/python/envgene/envgenehelper/business_helper.py b/python/envgene/envgenehelper/business_helper.py
index b68b5b713..70b6c21da 100644
--- a/python/envgene/envgenehelper/business_helper.py
+++ b/python/envgene/envgenehelper/business_helper.py
@@ -126,7 +126,12 @@ def getEnvDefinition(env_dir = None):
     env_definition_path = getEnvDefinitionPath(env_dir)
     if not check_file_exists(env_definition_path):
         raise ReferenceError(f"Environment definition for env {env_dir} is not found in {env_definition_path}")
-    return openYaml(env_definition_path)
+    env_definition_yaml = openYaml(env_definition_path)
+    if 'inventory' not in env_definition_yaml:
+        logger.warning(f"'inventory' section is not found in env_definition.yml for env {env_dir}. Adding empty 'inventory' section to avoid errors in plugins.")
+        env_definition_yaml['inventory'] = {}
+    return env_definition_yaml
+
 
 
 def getEnvDefinitionPath(env_dir) -> str:
diff --git a/python/envgene/envgenehelper/test_business_helper.py b/python/envgene/envgenehelper/test_business_helper.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ef41e366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/envgene/envgenehelper/test_business_helper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+from .business_helper import getEnvDefinition
+import pytest
+import logging
+
+
+# Enable logging ONLY for this file
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def enable_logging():
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, force=True)
+
+
+test_logger = logging.getLogger("test_logger")
+
+
+# ===================== TEST 1 =====================
+def test_inventory_added_when_missing(monkeypatch):
+    input_yaml = {"applications": []}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.getEnvDefinitionPath",
+        lambda x: "dummy_path"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.check_file_exists",
+        lambda x: True
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.openYaml",
+        lambda x: input_yaml.copy()
+    )
+
+    test_logger.info("\n===== TEST 1: Inventory Missing =====")
+    test_logger.info("BEFORE: %s", input_yaml)
+    test_logger.info("Inventory BEFORE? %s", "inventory" in input_yaml)
+
+    result = getEnvDefinition("test_env")
+
+    test_logger.info("AFTER: %s", result)
+    test_logger.info("Inventory AFTER? %s", "inventory" in result)
+    test_logger.info("Inventory content: %s", result.get("inventory"))
+
+    assert "inventory" in result
+    assert result["inventory"] == {}
+
+
+# ===================== TEST 2 =====================
+def test_inventory_not_overridden(monkeypatch):
+    input_yaml = {"inventory": {"a": 1}}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.getEnvDefinitionPath",
+        lambda x: "dummy_path"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.check_file_exists",
+        lambda x: True
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.openYaml",
+        lambda x: input_yaml
+    )
+
+    test_logger.info("\n===== TEST 2: Inventory Exists =====")
+    test_logger.info("BEFORE: %s", input_yaml)
+
+    result = getEnvDefinition("test_env")
+
+    test_logger.info("AFTER: %s", result)
+    test_logger.info("Inventory unchanged? %s", result["inventory"] == input_yaml["inventory"])
+
+    assert result == input_yaml
+    assert result["inventory"] is input_yaml["inventory"]
+
+
+# ===================== TEST 3 =====================
+def test_file_not_found(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.getEnvDefinitionPath",
+        lambda x: "dummy_path"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.check_file_exists",
+        lambda x: False
+    )
+
+    test_logger.info("\n===== TEST 3: File Not Found =====")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ReferenceError) as exc:
+        getEnvDefinition("test_env")
+
+    test_logger.info("Exception: %s", str(exc.value))
+
+
+# ===================== TEST 4 =====================
+def test_env_dir_fallback(monkeypatch):
+    input_yaml = {"applications": []}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.get_current_env_dir_from_env_vars",
+        lambda: "env_from_vars"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.getEnvDefinitionPath",
+        lambda x: "dummy_path"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.check_file_exists",
+        lambda x: True
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.openYaml",
+        lambda x: input_yaml.copy()
+    )
+
+    test_logger.info("\n===== TEST 4: env_dir Fallback =====")
+    test_logger.info("env_dir BEFORE: None")
+
+    result = getEnvDefinition(None)
+
+    test_logger.info("AFTER: %s", result)
+    test_logger.info("Inventory added? %s", "inventory" in result)
+
+    assert "inventory" in result
+
+
+# ===================== TEST 5 =====================
+def test_empty_yaml(monkeypatch):
+    input_yaml = {}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.getEnvDefinitionPath",
+        lambda x: "dummy"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.check_file_exists",
+        lambda x: True
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.openYaml",
+        lambda x: input_yaml.copy()
+    )
+
+    test_logger.info("\n===== TEST 5: Empty YAML =====")
+    test_logger.info("BEFORE: %s", input_yaml)
+
+    result = getEnvDefinition("test_env")
+
+    test_logger.info("AFTER: %s", result)
+    test_logger.info("Inventory added? %s", "inventory" in result)
+    test_logger.info("Inventory content: %s", result.get("inventory"))
+
+    assert result["inventory"] == {}
diff --git a/schemas/env-definition.schema.json b/schemas/env-definition.schema.json
index 86071b033..bbba72bbf 100644
--- a/schemas/env-definition.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/env-definition.schema.json
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@
     }
   },
   "required": [
-    "inventory",
     "envTemplate"
   ]
 }