diff --git a/micro_manager/config.py b/micro_manager/config.py
index 53a1608c..1004f8b4 100644
--- a/micro_manager/config.py
+++ b/micro_manager/config.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def __init__(self, config_file_name):
         self._config_file_name = config_file_name
         self._logger = None
         self._micro_file_name = None
+        self._micro_sim_config_file_name = None
 
         self._precice_config_file_name = None
         self._macro_mesh_name = None
@@ -109,6 +110,16 @@ def _read_json(self, config_file_name):
             "Micro simulation file name: " + self._data["micro_file_name"]
         )
 
+        try:
+            self._micro_sim_config_file_name = self._data["micro_sim_config_file_name"]
+            self._logger.log_info_rank_zero(
+                "Micro simulation config file name: " + self._micro_sim_config_file_name
+            )
+        except BaseException:
+            self._logger.log_info_rank_zero(
+                "No micro simulation config file name provided. Micro Manager assumes that the name is hardcoded in the micro simulation file."
+            )
+
         try:
             self._output_dir = self._data["output_directory"]
             self._logger.log_info_rank_zero(