diff --git a/api/api_creator.go b/api/api_creator.go
index 3bf4048..d104a37 100644
--- a/api/api_creator.go
+++ b/api/api_creator.go
@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@ func newCreator(logger *logrus.Entry) *creator {
 }
 
 func (c creator) getHandler(enforceValidJSON bool, headers []config.Header, dir, fileName string, file wrapper.IFileOps) func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", constants.APIDir, dir, fileName)
+	var path string
+	if len(fileName) > 0 {
+		path = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", constants.APIDir, dir, fileName)
+	} else {
+		path = ""
+	}
+
 	contextLogger := c.log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		log.FuncField:      "handler for mock API",
 		"enforceValidJSON": enforceValidJSON,
@@ -53,6 +59,10 @@ func getJSONHandler(path string, headers []config.Header, file wrapper.IFileOps,
 			w.Header().Set(header.Key, header.Value)
 		}
 
+		if len(path) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+
 		bytes, err := json.GetJSON(path, file)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.WithError(err).Error("error serving JSON from this endpoint")
@@ -70,6 +80,10 @@ func getGeneralHandler(path string, headers []config.Header, file wrapper.IFileO
 			w.Header().Set(header.Key, header.Value)
 		}
 
+		if len(path) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+
 		fileInfo, err := file.Open(path)
 		defer fileInfo.Close()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/mockApis/exampleStudentsApi/studentsApi.toml b/mockApis/exampleStudentsApi/studentsApi.toml
index 0c1d19f..414022c 100644
--- a/mockApis/exampleStudentsApi/studentsApi.toml
+++ b/mockApis/exampleStudentsApi/studentsApi.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ keyFile = ""
 
     [endpoints.getStudents]
     path = "students"
-    file = "students.json"
     method = "GET"
 
     [endpoints.getNothing]