diff --git a/nest/mpls.Y b/nest/mpls.Y
index 0e755fec..726a834a 100644
--- a/nest/mpls.Y
+++ b/nest/mpls.Y
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ mpls_channel_start: MPLS
   $$ = this_channel = channel_config_get(&channel_mpls, net_label[NET_MPLS], NET_MPLS, this_proto);
 
   if (EMPTY_LIST(new_config->mpls_domains))
-    cf_error("No MPLS domain defined");
+  {
+    int counter = 0;
+    mpls_domain_config_new(cf_default_name(new_config, "mpls%d", &counter));
+    cf_warn("No MPLS domain defined");
+  }
 
   /* Default values for new channel */
   if (!MPLS_CC->domain)
diff --git a/nest/protocol.h b/nest/protocol.h
index af2a5d68..c87d3814 100644
--- a/nest/protocol.h
+++ b/nest/protocol.h
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ struct channel_config *proto_cf_find_channel(struct proto_config *p, uint net_ty
 static inline struct channel_config *proto_cf_main_channel(struct proto_config *pc)
 { return proto_cf_find_channel(pc, pc->net_type); }
 static inline struct channel_config *proto_cf_mpls_channel(struct proto_config *pc)
-{ return proto_cf_find_channel(pc, NET_MPLS); }
+{ return (pc->net_type != NET_MPLS) ? proto_cf_find_channel(pc, NET_MPLS) : NULL; }
 
 struct channel *proto_find_channel_by_table(struct proto *p, struct rtable *t);
 struct channel *proto_find_channel_by_name(struct proto *p, const char *n);
diff --git a/proto/static/static.c b/proto/static/static.c
index 0e80ad64..071803a8 100644
--- a/proto/static/static.c
+++ b/proto/static/static.c
@@ -472,6 +472,10 @@ static_postconfig(struct proto_config *CF)
   struct static_config *cf = (void *) CF;
   struct static_route *r;
 
+  /* If there is just a MPLS channel, use it as a main channel */
+  if (!CF->net_type && proto_cf_mpls_channel(CF))
+    CF->net_type = NET_MPLS;
+
   if (! proto_cf_main_channel(CF))
     cf_error("Channel not specified");