diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 45d9d8bcb..26caf3206 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Change Log
 - [ADDED] option to use a second tap changer for the trafo element
 - [CHANGED] parameters of function merge_internal_net_and_equivalent_external_net()
 - [FIXED] :code:`convert_format.py`: update the attributes of the characteristic objects to match the new characteristic
+- [FIXED] additional arguments from mpc saved to net._options: create "_options" if it does not exist
 
 
 [2.13.1] - 2023-05-12
diff --git a/pandapower/converter/matpower/from_mpc.py b/pandapower/converter/matpower/from_mpc.py
index 87f87cbed..c399ef2db 100644
--- a/pandapower/converter/matpower/from_mpc.py
+++ b/pandapower/converter/matpower/from_mpc.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ def from_mpc(mpc_file, f_hz=50, casename_mpc_file='mpc', validate_conversion=Fal
         ppc = _m2ppc(mpc_file, casename_mpc_file)
     net = from_ppc(ppc, f_hz=f_hz, validate_conversion=validate_conversion, **kwargs)
     if "mpc_additional_data" in ppc:
+        if "_options" not in net:
+            net["_options"] = dict()
         net._options.update(ppc["mpc_additional_data"])
         logger.info('added fields %s in net._options' % list(ppc["mpc_additional_data"].keys()))