diff --git a/splunk_connect_for_snmp_poller/manager/poller_utilities.py b/splunk_connect_for_snmp_poller/manager/poller_utilities.py
index a35583d..688d7cb 100644
--- a/splunk_connect_for_snmp_poller/manager/poller_utilities.py
+++ b/splunk_connect_for_snmp_poller/manager/poller_utilities.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     is_valid_inventory_line_from_dict,
     should_process_inventory_line,
 )
+from splunk_connect_for_snmp_poller.utilities import multi_key_lookup
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -82,16 +83,14 @@ def parse_inventory_file(inventory_file_path, profiles):
 
 
 def get_frequency(agent, profiles, default_frequency):
-    if (
-        profiles
-        and "profile" in agent
-        and agent["profile"] != "*"
-        and agent["profile"] in profiles["profiles"]
-    ):
-        return profiles["profiles"][agent["profile"]]["frequency"]
-    else:
-        logger.debug(f'Default frequency was assigned for agent = {agent.get("host")}')
-        return default_frequency
+    if "profile" in agent:
+        frequency = multi_key_lookup(
+            profiles, ("profiles", agent["profile"], "frequency")
+        )
+        if frequency:
+            return frequency
+    logger.debug(f'Default frequency was assigned for agent = {agent.get("host")}')
+    return default_frequency
 
 
 def _extract_sys_uptime_instance(
diff --git a/splunk_connect_for_snmp_poller/manager/profile_matching.py b/splunk_connect_for_snmp_poller/manager/profile_matching.py
index 98d8a6f..81fc906 100644
--- a/splunk_connect_for_snmp_poller/manager/profile_matching.py
+++ b/splunk_connect_for_snmp_poller/manager/profile_matching.py
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ def get_profiles(server_config):
 
     result = {}
     merged_profiles = {}
-
-    merged_profiles.update(mib_profiles["profiles"])
+    if "profiles" in mib_profiles:
+        merged_profiles.update(mib_profiles["profiles"])
     merged_profiles.update(server_config["profiles"])
 
     result["profiles"] = merged_profiles
diff --git a/tests/test_poller_utilities.py b/tests/test_poller_utilities.py
index d5e35a9..93e18e3 100644
--- a/tests/test_poller_utilities.py
+++ b/tests/test_poller_utilities.py
@@ -77,3 +77,15 @@ def test_return_default_frequency_when_profile_matched_is_dynamic(self):
         profiles = {"profiles": {"some_profile": {"frequency": 20}}}
         result = get_frequency(agent, profiles, 60)
         self.assertEqual(result, 60)
+
+    def test_return_default_frequency_when_frequency_is_missing(self):
+        agent = {"profile": "some_profile"}
+        profiles = {"profiles": {"some_profile_2": {}}}
+        result = get_frequency(agent, profiles, 60)
+        self.assertEqual(result, 60)
+
+    def test_return_default_frequency_when_there_is_no_profiles(self):
+        agent = {"profile": "some_profile"}
+        profiles = {"profiles": {}}
+        result = get_frequency(agent, profiles, 60)
+        self.assertEqual(result, 60)