diff --git a/ush/config_defaults.yaml b/ush/config_defaults.yaml
index 75efba10d7..9d1b2dd3f0 100644
--- a/ush/config_defaults.yaml
+++ b/ush/config_defaults.yaml
@@ -413,11 +413,11 @@ FV3_NML_YAML_CONFIG_FN: "FV3.input.yml"
 FV3_NML_BASE_ENS_FN: "input.nml.base_ens"
 FV3_EXEC_FN: "ufs_model"
 
-DATA_TABLE_FN: ""
-DIAG_TABLE_FN: ""
-FIELD_TABLE_FN: ""
-MODEL_CONFIG_FN: ""
-NEMS_CONFIG_FN: ""
+DATA_TABLE_TMPL_FN: ""
+DIAG_TABLE_TMPL_FN: ""
+FIELD_TABLE_TMPL_FN: ""
+MODEL_CONFIG_TMPL_FN: ""
+NEMS_CONFIG_TMPL_FN: ""
 
 FCST_MODEL: "ufs-weather-model"
 WFLOW_XML_FN: "FV3LAM_wflow.xml"