diff --git a/include/models/ActivityDrivenModel.hpp b/include/models/ActivityDrivenModel.hpp
index 7b9a5b3..15a5706 100644
--- a/include/models/ActivityDrivenModel.hpp
+++ b/include/models/ActivityDrivenModel.hpp
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ class ActivityAgentModel : public Model<Agent<ActivityAgentData>>
     // bot @TODO: less hacky
     bool bot_present                 = false;
     size_t n_bots                    = 0; // The first n_bots agents are bots
-    std::vector<int> bot_m           = {};
-    std::vector<double> bot_activity = {};
-    std::vector<double> bot_opinion  = {};
+    std::vector<int> bot_m           = std::vector<int>( 0 );
+    std::vector<double> bot_activity = std::vector<double>( 0 );
+    std::vector<double> bot_opinion  = std::vector<double>( 0 );
 
     ActivityAgentModel( int n_agents, Network & network, std::mt19937 & gen );
 
diff --git a/src/simulation.cpp b/src/simulation.cpp
index 88de8c9..ef3aab0 100644
--- a/src/simulation.cpp
+++ b/src/simulation.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "util/tomlplusplus.hpp"
 #include <fmt/format.h>
 #include <fmt/ostream.h>
+#include <fmt/ranges.h>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <optional>
@@ -126,22 +127,34 @@ Seldon::Simulation::Simulation(
         model_activityDriven->max_iterations = max_iterations;
 
         // bot
-        model_activityDriven->n_bots      = tbl["ActivityDriven"]["n_bots"].value_or<size_t>( 0 );
         model_activityDriven->bot_present = tbl["ActivityDriven"]["bot_present"].value_or<bool>( false );
 
-        auto * bot_opinion  = tbl["bot_opinion"].as_array();
-        auto * bot_m        = tbl["bot_m"].as_array();
-        auto * bot_activity = tbl["bot_activity"].as_array();
-
-        for( size_t i = 0; i < model_activityDriven->n_bots; i++ )
+        if( model_activityDriven->bot_present )
         {
-            model_activityDriven->bot_opinion.push_back( bot_opinion[i].value_or<double>( 0.0 ) );
-            model_activityDriven->bot_m.push_back( bot_m[i].value_or<size_t>( 0 ) );
-            model_activityDriven->bot_activity.push_back( bot_activity[i].value_or<double>( 0.0 ) );
+            model_activityDriven->n_bots = tbl["ActivityDriven"]["n_bots"].value_or<size_t>( 0 );
+
+            fmt::print( "Using {} bots\n", model_activityDriven->n_bots );
+
+            auto bot_opinion = tbl["ActivityDriven"]["bot_opinion"];
+            auto bot_m        = tbl["ActivityDriven"]["bot_m"];
+            auto bot_activity = tbl["ActivityDriven"]["bot_activity"];
+
+            for( size_t i = 0; i < model_activityDriven->n_bots; i++ )
+            {
+                model_activityDriven->bot_opinion.push_back( bot_opinion[i].value_or<double>( 0.0 ) );
+                model_activityDriven->bot_m.push_back( bot_m[i].value_or<size_t>( 0 ) );
+                model_activityDriven->bot_activity.push_back( bot_activity[i].value_or<double>( 0.0 ) );
+            }
+
+            fmt::print( "Bot opinions {}\n", model_activityDriven->bot_opinion );
+            fmt::print( "Bot m {}\n", model_activityDriven->bot_m );
+            fmt::print( "Bot activities {}\n", model_activityDriven->bot_activity );
         }
 
         model_activityDriven->get_agents_from_power_law();
         model = std::move( model_activityDriven );
+
+        fmt::print( "Finished model setup\n" );
     }
 
     if( cli_agent_file.has_value() )