diff --git a/pkg/package/package.go b/pkg/package/package.go
index 6d0f8de6..87a8d949 100644
--- a/pkg/package/package.go
+++ b/pkg/package/package.go
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ func LoadKclPkgWithOpts(options ...LoadOption) (*KclPkg, error) {
 	}
 
 	pkgPath := opts.Path
+	if opts.Settings == nil {
+		opts.Settings = settings.GetSettings()
+	}
 
 	modFile := new(ModFile)
 	err := modFile.LoadModFile(filepath.Join(pkgPath, MOD_FILE))
diff --git a/pkg/package/package_test.go b/pkg/package/package_test.go
index b5a51846..3e47756b 100644
--- a/pkg/package/package_test.go
+++ b/pkg/package/package_test.go
@@ -155,3 +155,17 @@ func TestLoadPkgFromLock(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, kpkg.Dependencies.Deps.GetOrDefault("helloworld", TestPkgDependency).Source.Oci.Repo, "kcl-lang/helloworld")
 	assert.Equal(t, kpkg.Dependencies.Deps.GetOrDefault("helloworld", TestPkgDependency).Source.Oci.Tag, "0.1.2")
 }
+
+func TestLoadKclPkgWithoutSettings(t *testing.T){
+	modPath := getTestDir("load_without_settings")
+	kMod, err := LoadKclPkgWithOpts(
+		WithPath(modPath),
+	)
+	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
+	assert.Equal(t, kMod.ModFile.Dependencies.Deps.Len(), 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, kMod.ModFile.Dependencies.Deps.GetOrDefault("helloworld", TestPkgDependency).Name, "helloworld")
+	assert.Equal(t, kMod.ModFile.Dependencies.Deps.GetOrDefault("helloworld", TestPkgDependency).FullName, "helloworld_0.1.4")
+	assert.Equal(t, kMod.ModFile.Dependencies.Deps.GetOrDefault("helloworld", TestPkgDependency).Source.Oci.Reg, "ghcr.io")
+	assert.Equal(t, kMod.ModFile.Dependencies.Deps.GetOrDefault("helloworld", TestPkgDependency).Source.Oci.Repo, "kcl-lang/helloworld")
+	assert.Equal(t, kMod.ModFile.Dependencies.Deps.GetOrDefault("helloworld", TestPkgDependency).Source.Oci.Tag, "0.1.4")
+}
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diff --git a/pkg/package/test_data/load_without_settings/kcl.mod b/pkg/package/test_data/load_without_settings/kcl.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81e9a543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/package/test_data/load_without_settings/kcl.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "load_without_settings"
+edition = "v0.10.0"
+version = "0.0.1"
+
+[dependencies]
+helloworld = "0.1.4"
diff --git a/pkg/package/test_data/load_without_settings/kcl.mod.lock b/pkg/package/test_data/load_without_settings/kcl.mod.lock
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1428530e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/package/test_data/load_without_settings/kcl.mod.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[dependencies]
+  [dependencies.helloworld]
+    name = "helloworld"
+    full_name = "helloworld_0.1.4"
+    version = "0.1.4"
+    reg = "ghcr.io"
+    repo = "kcl-lang/helloworld"
+    oci_tag = "0.1.4"
diff --git a/pkg/package/test_data/load_without_settings/main.k b/pkg/package/test_data/load_without_settings/main.k
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa7048e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/package/test_data/load_without_settings/main.k
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The_first_kcl_program = 'Hello World!'
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