diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 8092560..20c0419 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
+
+	"gitlab.hamburg.ccc.de/ccchh/spaceapid/types"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -50,5 +52,14 @@ func ParseConfiguration() (conf SpaceapidConfig) {
 		log.Fatalln("Provided file doesn't specify compatibility with API version 14")
 	}
 
+	// Initialise fields for environment sensors
+	conf.Response.Sensors = make(map[string][]types.EnvironmentSensor)
+	for key, sensorConfigs := range conf.Dynamic.Sensors {
+		conf.Response.Sensors[key] = make([]types.EnvironmentSensor, len(sensorConfigs))
+		for i, sensorConfig := range sensorConfigs {
+			conf.Response.Sensors[key][i] = sensorConfig.SensorData
+		}
+	}
+
 	return
 }