diff --git a/utils/defaultConfig/defaults.yaml b/utils/defaultConfig/defaults.yaml
index 6065fee..5245b3c 100644
--- a/utils/defaultConfig/defaults.yaml
+++ b/utils/defaultConfig/defaults.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
-opac:
-    lowTemp:
-        numeric:
-            maxIter: 10
+EOS:
+  Helm:
+    LogFile: "log"
+Network:
+  Approx8:
+    NonStiff:
+      AbsTol: 1.0e-06
+      RelTol: 1.0e-06
+    Stiff:
+      AbsTol: 1.0e-06
+      RelTol: 1.0e-06
 Probe:
-    GLVis:
-        Visualization: true
-        Host: localhost
-        Port: '19916'
-    LogManager:
-        DefaultLogName: 4DSSE.log
+  GLVis:
+    Host: "localhost"
+    Port: 19916
+    Visualization: true
+  LogManager:
+    DefaultLogName: "4DSSE.log"
+opac:
+  lowTemp:
+    numeric:
+      maxIter: 10
diff --git a/utils/defaultConfig/generateDefaultConfig.py b/utils/defaultConfig/generateDefaultConfig.py
index 9f7bb33..e01bc8a 100644
--- a/utils/defaultConfig/generateDefaultConfig.py
+++ b/utils/defaultConfig/generateDefaultConfig.py
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ def parse_value(value, type_hint):
         return int(value)
     elif type_hint in {"float", "double"}:
         return float(value)
+    elif value == "defaultDataDir":
+        return "data" # special case for defaultDataDir
     elif type_hint == "bool":
         return value.lower() in {"true", "1"}
-    elif value.startswith('"') and value.endswith('"'):
-        return value.strip('"')  # Remove quotes for string literals
     elif value.startswith("'") and value.endswith("'"):
         return value.strip("'")  # Remove single quotes
+    elif value.startswith('"') and value.endswith('"'):
+        return value.strip('"') # Remove quotes for string literals
     
     return value  # Return as-is if unsure
 
@@ -47,14 +49,36 @@ def scan_files(directory):
                         if match:
                             type_hint, hierarchy, value = match.groups()
                             keys = hierarchy.split(":")
+                            if keys[0] == "Data" and keys[1] == "Dir":
+                                continue # Skip Data:Dir as it is a special case
                             insert_into_dict(hierarchy_dict, keys, value, type_hint)
 
     return hierarchy_dict
 
+class QuotedString(str):
+    pass
+
+def represent_quoted_string(dumper, data):
+    return dumper.represent_scalar('tag:yaml.org,2002:str', data, style='"')
+
+
 def save_yaml(data, output_file):
     """Saves the nested dictionary to a YAML file."""
+    yaml.add_representer(QuotedString, represent_quoted_string)
+
+    def quote_strings(data):
+        if isinstance(data, dict):
+            return {k: quote_strings(v) for k, v in data.items()}
+        elif isinstance(data, list):
+            return [quote_strings(item) for item in data]
+        elif isinstance(data, str):
+            return QuotedString(data)
+        else:
+            return data
+
+    data = quote_strings(data)
     with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-        yaml.dump(data, f, default_flow_style=False, sort_keys=False, indent=4)
+        yaml.dump(data, f, default_flow_style=False, sort_keys=True, indent=2)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import argparse