diff --git a/workflow/scripts/upload_execution_run.py b/workflow/scripts/upload_execution_run.py
index 7ba9ce26085e51d18bdd45b0cbfd9122f3f75923..421d2df36b9cd5494ccc6ce58f58e609d6eeabda 100644
--- a/workflow/scripts/upload_execution_run.py
+++ b/workflow/scripts/upload_execution_run.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def main(hostname, catalog_number, credential):
             "Execution_Status": args.status,
             "Execution_Status_Detail": args.statusDetail.replace('\\n','\n')
         }
-        entities = run_table.insert([run_data], nondefaults=["RCB", "RMB"])
+        entities = run_table.insert([run_data], nondefaults={"RCB", "RMB"})
         rid = entities[0]["RID"]
     else:
         run_data = {
diff --git a/workflow/scripts/upload_input_bag.py b/workflow/scripts/upload_input_bag.py
index d2deca2c38b5ec6544bfe9960eb8774bcfd76b49..b4dbb016e6edd5523b61450b58b389e6e640aae5 100644
--- a/workflow/scripts/upload_input_bag.py
+++ b/workflow/scripts/upload_input_bag.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def main(hostname, catalog_number, credential):
         "Bag_Type": "Replicate_Input_Seq"
         }
 
-    entities = inputBag_table.insert([inputBag_data], nondefaults=["RCB", "RMB"])
+    entities = inputBag_table.insert([inputBag_data], nondefaults={"RCB", "RMB"})
     rid = entities[0]["RID"]
 
     print(rid)
diff --git a/workflow/scripts/upload_output_bag.py b/workflow/scripts/upload_output_bag.py
index 1dce763b60bee174b8da8aee60614ac5cbb31263..380a1e9cbc91f46a809c17992520b0b1c87e73e4 100644
--- a/workflow/scripts/upload_output_bag.py
+++ b/workflow/scripts/upload_output_bag.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def main(hostname, catalog_number, credential):
             "Notes": args.notes,
             "Bag_Type": "mRNA_Replicate_Analysis"
         }
-        entities = outputBag_table.insert([outputBag_data], nondefaults=["RCB", "RMB"])
+        entities = outputBag_table.insert([outputBag_data], nondefaults={"RCB", "RMB"})
         rid = entities[0]["RID"]
 
     else:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def main(hostname, catalog_number, credential):
             "RID": args.update,
             "Execution_Run": args.executionRunRID
         }
-        entities = outputBag_table.insert([outputBag_data], nondefaults=["RCB", "RMB"])
+        entities = outputBag_table.insert([outputBag_data], nondefaults={"RCB", "RMB"})
         rid = entities[0]["RID"]
 
     print(rid)
diff --git a/workflow/scripts/upload_qc.py b/workflow/scripts/upload_qc.py
index ce12fb63458552fdc194967420c2e999864264a5..f961e4c49c75155c94ee030267026eaf5044a3b3 100644
--- a/workflow/scripts/upload_qc.py
+++ b/workflow/scripts/upload_qc.py
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ def main(hostname, catalog_number, credential):
             "Median_TIN": args.tin,
             "Notes": args.notes
         }
-        entities = run_table.insert([run_data], nondefaults=["RCB", "RMB"])
+        entities = run_table.insert([run_data], nondefaults={"RCB", "RMB"})
         rid = entities[0]["RID"]
     elif args.update == "E":
         run_data = {
             "Execution_Run": args.executionRunRID,
             "Replicate": args.repRID
         }
-        entities = run_table.insert([run_data], nondefaults=["RCB", "RMB"])
+        entities = run_table.insert([run_data], nondefaults={"RCB", "RMB"})
         rid = entities[0]["RID"]
     else:
         run_data = {