diff --git a/rust/agama-manager/src/actions.rs b/rust/agama-manager/src/actions.rs
index be01f33b56..049591b13b 100644
--- a/rust/agama-manager/src/actions.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-manager/src/actions.rs
@@ -294,12 +294,9 @@ impl SetConfigAction {
                 .await?;
         }
 
-        if let Some(network) = config.network.clone() {
-            self.progress
-                .call(progress::message::Next::new(Scope::Manager))
-                .await?;
-            self.network.update_config(network).await?;
-            self.network.apply().await?;
+        // FIXME: report the error in a proper way.
+        if let Err(error) = self.set_network(&config).await {
+            tracing::error!("Failed to set up the network: {error}");
         }
 
         match &product {
@@ -345,6 +342,20 @@ impl SetConfigAction {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    async fn set_network(&self, config: &Config) -> Result<(), service::Error> {
+        let Some(network) = config.network.clone() else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+
+        self.progress
+            .call(progress::message::Next::new(Scope::Manager))
+            .await?;
+        self.network.update_config(network).await?;
+        self.network.apply().await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 /// Implements the finish action.
diff --git a/rust/agama-manager/src/service.rs b/rust/agama-manager/src/service.rs
index 69e6acbc72..a302e85583 100644
--- a/rust/agama-manager/src/service.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-manager/src/service.rs
@@ -730,7 +730,6 @@ impl MessageHandler<message::SetConfig> for Service {
     /// Sets the user configuration with the given values.
     async fn handle(&mut self, message: message::SetConfig) -> Result<(), Error> {
         checks::check_stage(&self.progress, Stage::Configuring).await?;
-        tracing::debug!("DEBUG: SetConfig handler (calling set_config)");
         self.set_config(message.config).await
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust/package/agama.changes b/rust/package/agama.changes
index 6fcd2172fc..641bc1d853 100644
--- a/rust/package/agama.changes
+++ b/rust/package/agama.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 19 21:11:29 UTC 2026 - Imobach Gonzalez Sosa <igonzalezsosa@suse.com>
+
+- Continue loading the configuration even if there is a network setup
+  error (gh#agama-project/agama#3306).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar 18 22:29:10 UTC 2026 - Imobach Gonzalez Sosa <igonzalezsosa@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/service/Gemfile.lock b/service/Gemfile.lock
index 3dfb4f3403..23ef6b976d 100755
--- a/service/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/service/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    agama-yast (19.devel14.752a116e9)
+    agama-yast (19.devel25.2db95cd44)
       cfa (~> 1.0.2)
       cfa_grub2 (~> 2.0.0)
       cheetah (~> 1.0.0)
diff --git a/service/lib/agama/autoyast/connections_reader.rb b/service/lib/agama/autoyast/connections_reader.rb
index 0cf287bd4a..b6da058e0f 100755
--- a/service/lib/agama/autoyast/connections_reader.rb
+++ b/service/lib/agama/autoyast/connections_reader.rb
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ def ipv6?
       # @return [Hash]
       def read_connection(interface)
         conn = {}
-        conn["interface"] = interface.device unless interface.device.to_s.empty?
-        conn["id"] = interface.name if interface.name
+        if !interface.device.to_s.empty?
+          conn["interface"] = interface.device
+          conn["id"] = interface.device
+        end
+        conn["id"] = interface.name unless interface.name.to_s.empty?
 
         addresses = read_addresses(interface)
         method4, method6 = read_methods(interface)
diff --git a/service/package/rubygem-agama-yast.changes b/service/package/rubygem-agama-yast.changes
index 0454652507..cd53fb17c7 100644
--- a/service/package/rubygem-agama-yast.changes
+++ b/service/package/rubygem-agama-yast.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 19 21:12:15 UTC 2026 - Imobach Gonzalez Sosa <igonzalezsosa@suse.com>
+
+- AutoYaST support: use the connection "device" as fallback for network
+  connections with no "name" (gh#agama-project/agama#3306).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar 18 23:44:14 UTC 2026 - Imobach Gonzalez Sosa <igonzalezsosa@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/service/test/agama/autoyast/connections_reader_test.rb b/service/test/agama/autoyast/connections_reader_test.rb
index f08af237c2..12298c7e67 100644
--- a/service/test/agama/autoyast/connections_reader_test.rb
+++ b/service/test/agama/autoyast/connections_reader_test.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,32 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "when the connection has a \"device\"" do
+      let(:interfaces) do
+        [{ "device" => "eth1" }]
+      end
+
+      it "uses the \"device\" as \"id\" and \"interface\"" do
+        connections = subject.read["connections"]
+        conn = connections.first
+        expect(conn["id"]).to eq("eth1")
+        expect(conn["interface"]).to eq("eth1")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when the connection has a \"name\"" do
+      let(:interfaces) do
+        [{ "name" => "eth0" }]
+      end
+
+      it "uses the \"name\" as \"id\"" do
+        connections = subject.read["connections"]
+        conn = connections.first
+        expect(conn["id"]).to eq("eth0")
+        expect(conn["interface"]).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+
     context "when bootproto is set to DHCP" do
       it "sets method4 to 'auto'" do
         connections = subject.read["connections"]