diff --git a/src/nanosaur/robot.py b/src/nanosaur/robot.py
index 52c646f..545c3fb 100644
--- a/src/nanosaur/robot.py
+++ b/src/nanosaur/robot.py
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
     "Gazebo": "ros2 launch nanosaur_gazebo nanosaur_bridge.launch.py"
 }
 
+DEFAULT_ROBOT_CONFIG = {
+    'name': 'nanosaur',
+    'domain_id': 0
+}
+
 
 class Robot:
 
@@ -43,10 +48,7 @@ def load(cls, params):
 
     def __init__(self, robot_config=None):
         if robot_config is None:
-            robot_config = {
-                'name': 'nanosaur',
-                'domain_id': 0
-            }
+            robot_config = DEFAULT_ROBOT_CONFIG
         # Load the robot configuration
         for key, value in robot_config.items():
             setattr(self, key, value)