diff --git a/python/envgene/envgenehelper/business_helper.py b/python/envgene/envgenehelper/business_helper.py
index 86879dd10..2afb11162 100644
--- a/python/envgene/envgenehelper/business_helper.py
+++ b/python/envgene/envgenehelper/business_helper.py
@@ -174,7 +174,12 @@ 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..4c5e78b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/envgene/envgenehelper/test_business_helper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+from .business_helper import getEnvDefinition
+import pytest
+import logging
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
+def log_start():
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, force=True)
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
+def log_end(request):
+    yield
+    if request.session.testsfailed == 0:
+        logging.info("===== test_business_helper.py : All test cases passed successfully =====")
+
+
+test_cases = [
+    {
+        "name": "Inventory Missing",
+        "input_yaml": {"applications": []},
+        "file_exists": True,
+        "expected_inventory": {},
+        "expect_exception": None,
+        "env_dir": "test_env",
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "Inventory Exists",
+        "input_yaml": {"inventory": {"a": 1}},
+        "file_exists": True,
+        "expected_inventory": {"a": 1},
+        "expect_exception": None,
+        "env_dir": "test_env",
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "File Not Found",
+        "input_yaml": None,
+        "file_exists": False,
+        "expected_inventory": None,
+        "expect_exception": ReferenceError,
+        "env_dir": "test_env",
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "Env Dir Fallback",
+        "input_yaml": {"applications": []},
+        "file_exists": True,
+        "expected_inventory": {},
+        "expect_exception": None,
+        "env_dir": None,
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "Empty YAML",
+        "input_yaml": {},
+        "file_exists": True,
+        "expected_inventory": {},
+        "expect_exception": None,
+        "env_dir": "test_env",
+    },
+]
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "case",
+    test_cases,
+    ids=[case["name"] for case in test_cases]
+)
+def test_get_env_definition(case, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.getEnvDefinitionPath",
+        lambda x: "dummy_path"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.check_file_exists",
+        lambda x: case["file_exists"]
+    )
+    if case["input_yaml"] is not None:
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            "envgenehelper.business_helper.openYaml",
+            lambda x: case["input_yaml"].copy()
+        )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "envgenehelper.business_helper.get_current_env_dir_from_env_vars",
+        lambda: "env_from_vars"
+    )
+    if case["expect_exception"]:
+        with pytest.raises(case["expect_exception"]):
+            getEnvDefinition(case["env_dir"])
+        return
+
+    result = getEnvDefinition(case["env_dir"])
+    assert "inventory" in result
+    assert result["inventory"] == case["expected_inventory"]
+
+    if case["name"] == "Inventory Exists":
+        assert result["inventory"] == case["input_yaml"]["inventory"]
diff --git a/schemas/env-definition.schema.json b/schemas/env-definition.schema.json
index 7e4fbf01f..4fa19635c 100644
--- a/schemas/env-definition.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/env-definition.schema.json
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@
     }
   },
   "required": [
-    "inventory",
     "envTemplate"
   ]
 }