diff --git a/board/netconf/rootfs/libexec/infix/yanger b/board/netconf/rootfs/libexec/infix/yanger
index 9b64d455..142e0773 100755
--- a/board/netconf/rootfs/libexec/infix/yanger
+++ b/board/netconf/rootfs/libexec/infix/yanger
@@ -234,8 +234,10 @@ def add_ospf(ospf):
         area={}
         area["ietf-ospf:area-id"] = area_id
         area["ietf-ospf:interfaces"] = {}
+        if values.get("area-type"):
+            area["ietf-ospf:area-type"] = values["area-type"]
         interfaces=[]
-        for iface in values["interfaces"]:
+        for iface in values.get("interfaces", {}):
             interface={}
             interface["ietf-ospf:neighbors"] = {}
             interface["name"]=iface["name"]