diff --git a/cset-workflow/rose-suite.conf.example b/cset-workflow/rose-suite.conf.example
index ed859be8a..b0a9fe8c7 100644
--- a/cset-workflow/rose-suite.conf.example
+++ b/cset-workflow/rose-suite.conf.example
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CONDA_PATH=""
 CONDA_VENV_CREATE=True
 CONDA_VENV_LOCATION=""
 !!COORDINATE_LIST=""
-CSET_ANALYSIS_OFFSET=""
+CSET_ANALYSIS_OFFSET="PT0H"
 CSET_ANALYSIS_PERIOD=""
 CSET_CASE_DATES=[]
 CSET_CYCLING_MODE="case_study"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ METPLUS_POINT_STAT=False
 !!MLEVEL_TRANSECT_STARTCOORDS=
 !!MODEL_FIELDS_A=[]
 !!MODEL_FIELDS_B=[]
-MODEL_LEVEL_MODEL_FIELDS=
+MODEL_LEVEL_MODEL_FIELDS="","","","","","","","","",""
 !!MODULES_LIST=
 !!MODULES_PURGE=True
 !!ONE_TO_ONE=False
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ PLOT_SPATIAL_MODEL_LEVEL_MODEL_FIELD=False
 PLOT_SPATIAL_PRESSURE_LEVEL_MODEL_FIELD=False
 PLOT_SPATIAL_SURFACE_MODEL_FIELD=False
 PRESSURE_LEVELS=[]
-PRESSURE_LEVEL_MODEL_FIELDS=
+PRESSURE_LEVEL_MODEL_FIELDS="","","","","","","","","",""
 !!SINGLE_POINT_METHOD="Nearest"
-SURFACE_MODEL_FIELDS=
+SITE=
+SURFACE_MODEL_FIELDS="","","","","","","","","",""
 SURFACE_SINGLE_POINT_TIME_SERIES=False
 UM_MODEL_LEVELS=[]
 !!VERTICAL_COORDINATE_A=[]