diff --git a/api/config/v1/config.go b/api/config/v1/config.go
index 0af2c8125..0ab9531d1 100644
--- a/api/config/v1/config.go
+++ b/api/config/v1/config.go
@@ -97,9 +97,13 @@ func DisableResourceNamingInConfig(logger logger, config *Config) {
 	config.Resources.MIGs = nil
 
 	// Disable renaming / device selection in Sharing.TimeSlicing.Resources
-	config.Sharing.TimeSlicing.disableResoureRenaming(logger, "timeSlicing")
+	if (config.sharing.TimeSlicing != nil) {
+		config.Sharing.TimeSlicing.disableResoureRenaming(logger, "timeSlicing")
+	}
 	// Disable renaming / device selection in Sharing.MPS.Resources
-	config.Sharing.MPS.disableResoureRenaming(logger, "mps")
+	if (config.Sharing.MPS != nil) {
+		config.Sharing.MPS.disableResoureRenaming(logger, "mps")
+	}
 }
 
 // parseConfig parses a config file as either YAML of JSON and unmarshals it into a Config struct.
diff --git a/api/config/v1/sharing.go b/api/config/v1/sharing.go
index 82906fd36..e084f67a3 100644
--- a/api/config/v1/sharing.go
+++ b/api/config/v1/sharing.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package v1
 // Sharing encapsulates the set of sharing strategies that are supported.
 type Sharing struct {
 	// TimeSlicing defines the set of replicas to be made for timeSlicing available resources.
-	TimeSlicing ReplicatedResources `json:"timeSlicing,omitempty" yaml:"timeSlicing,omitempty"`
+	TimeSlicing *ReplicatedResources `json:"timeSlicing,omitempty" yaml:"timeSlicing,omitempty"`
 	// MPS defines the set of replicas to be shared using MPS
 	MPS *ReplicatedResources `json:"mps,omitempty"         yaml:"mps,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (s *Sharing) SharingStrategy() SharingStrategy {
 		return SharingStrategyMPS
 	}
 
-	if s.TimeSlicing.isReplicated() {
+	if s.TimeSlicing != nil && s.TimeSlicing.isReplicated() {
 		return SharingStrategyTimeSlicing
 	}
 	return SharingStrategyNone
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ func (s *Sharing) ReplicatedResources() *ReplicatedResources {
 	if s.MPS != nil {
 		return s.MPS
 	}
-	return &s.TimeSlicing
+	return s.TimeSlicing
 }
diff --git a/internal/lm/mig-strategy_test.go b/internal/lm/mig-strategy_test.go
index 73fcbac95..005fc9615 100644
--- a/internal/lm/mig-strategy_test.go
+++ b/internal/lm/mig-strategy_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestMigStrategyNoneLabels(t *testing.T) {
 			devices: []resource.Device{
 				rt.NewFullGPU(),
 			},
-			timeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+			timeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 				Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 					{
 						Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestMigStrategyNoneLabels(t *testing.T) {
 				rt.NewFullGPU(),
 				rt.NewFullGPU(),
 			},
-			timeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+			timeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 				Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 					{
 						Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestMigStrategyNoneLabels(t *testing.T) {
 			devices: []resource.Device{
 				rt.NewMigEnabledDevice(),
 			},
-			timeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+			timeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 				Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 					{
 						Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestMigStrategyNoneLabels(t *testing.T) {
 				rt.NewMigEnabledDevice(),
 				rt.NewMigEnabledDevice(),
 			},
-			timeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+			timeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 				Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 					{
 						Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestMigStrategyNoneLabels(t *testing.T) {
 				rt.NewMigEnabledDevice(),
 				rt.NewFullGPU(),
 			},
-			timeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+			timeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 				Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 					{
 						Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
diff --git a/internal/lm/nvml_test.go b/internal/lm/nvml_test.go
index 073721cd8..812e7f82e 100644
--- a/internal/lm/nvml_test.go
+++ b/internal/lm/nvml_test.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestSharingLabeler(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "config with timeslicing replicas",
 			config: &spec.Config{
 				Sharing: spec.Sharing{
-					TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+					TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 						Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 							{
 								Replicas: 2,
diff --git a/internal/lm/resource_test.go b/internal/lm/resource_test.go
index c2e3b3e5c..3f1801885 100644
--- a/internal/lm/resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/lm/resource_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestGPUResourceLabeler(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "time-slicing ignores non-matching resource",
 			count:       1,
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{
 							Name:     "nvidia.com/not-gpu",
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestGPUResourceLabeler(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "time-slicing appends suffix and doubles count",
 			count:       1,
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{
 							Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestGPUResourceLabeler(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "time-slicing renamed does not append suffix and doubles count",
 			count:       1,
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{
 							Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
diff --git a/internal/rm/rm_test.go b/internal/rm/rm_test.go
index 063ed4034..26c10f6c7 100644
--- a/internal/rm/rm_test.go
+++ b/internal/rm/rm_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestValidateRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			description: "timeslicing with single device",
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{
 							Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestValidateRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			description: "timeslicing with two devices",
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{
 							Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestValidateRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			description: "timeslicing with two devices -- failRequestsGreaterThanOne",
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					FailRequestsGreaterThanOne: true,
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{