diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/dict.py b/src/axolotl/utils/dict.py
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+from addict import Dict
+
+
+class DictDefault(Dict):
+    '''
+    A Dict that returns None instead of returning empty Dict for missing keys.
+    '''
+    def __missing__(self, key):
+        return None
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