diff --git a/config-download-software.yaml b/config-download-software.yaml
index 6fb833f6ff..c0b3e40d0d 100644
--- a/config-download-software.yaml
+++ b/config-download-software.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ parameters:
 
   name:
     type: string
+    default: ""
 
   actions:
     type: comma_delimited_list
diff --git a/config-download-structured.yaml b/config-download-structured.yaml
index 1016cbf14d..b2ca223d1e 100644
--- a/config-download-structured.yaml
+++ b/config-download-structured.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ parameters:
 
   name:
     type: string
+    default: ""
 
   actions:
     type: comma_delimited_list