diff --git a/straxen/plugins/afterpulses/afterpulse_processing.py b/straxen/plugins/afterpulses/afterpulse_processing.py
index 365bd1b4c..4f7703b64 100644
--- a/straxen/plugins/afterpulses/afterpulse_processing.py
+++ b/straxen/plugins/afterpulses/afterpulse_processing.py
@@ -59,7 +59,16 @@ class LEDAfterpulseProcessing(strax.Plugin):
     hit_min_amplitude = straxen.URLConfig(
         track=True,
         infer_type=False,
-        default="list-to-array://xedocs://hit_thresholds?as_list=True&sort=pmt&attr=value&detector=tpc&run_id=plugin.run_id&version=ONLINE",
+        default=(
+            "list-to-array://"
+            "xedocs://hit_thresholds"
+            "?as_list=True"
+            "&sort=pmt"
+            "&attr=value"
+            "&detector=tpc"
+            "&run_id=plugin.run_id"
+            "&version=ONLINE"
+        ),
         help="Minimum hit amplitude in ADC counts above baseline. "
         "Specify as a tuple of length n_tpc_pmts, or a number,"
         'or a string like "legacy-thresholds://pmt_commissioning_initial" which means calling'
diff --git a/straxen/plugins/defaults.py b/straxen/plugins/defaults.py
index 20d5418a2..12ce4c48b 100644
--- a/straxen/plugins/defaults.py
+++ b/straxen/plugins/defaults.py
@@ -9,14 +9,28 @@
 NV_HIT_DEFAULTS = {
     "save_outside_hits_nv": (3, 15),
     "hit_min_amplitude_nv": (
-        "xedocs://hit_thresholds?version=ONLINE&run_id=plugin.run_id&detector=neutron_veto"
+        "list-to-array://"
+        "xedocs://hit_thresholds"
+        "?as_list=True"
+        "&sort=pmt"
+        "&attr=value"
+        "&detector=neutron_veto"
+        "&run_id=plugin.run_id"
+        "&version=ONLINE"
     ),
 }
 
 MV_HIT_DEFAULTS = {
     "save_outside_hits_mv": (2, 5),
     "hit_min_amplitude_mv": (
-        "xedocs://hit_thresholds?version=ONLINE&run_id=plugin.run_id&detector=muon_veto"
+        "list-to-array://"
+        "xedocs://hit_thresholds"
+        "?as_list=True"
+        "&sort=pmt"
+        "&attr=value"
+        "&detector=muon_veto"
+        "&run_id=plugin.run_id"
+        "&version=ONLINE"
     ),
 }
 
diff --git a/straxen/plugins/peaklets_he/peaklets_he.py b/straxen/plugins/peaklets_he/peaklets_he.py
index 9dad9fef1..5932de6d8 100644
--- a/straxen/plugins/peaklets_he/peaklets_he.py
+++ b/straxen/plugins/peaklets_he/peaklets_he.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class PeakletsHighEnergy(Peaklets):
 
     hit_min_amplitude_he = straxen.URLConfig(
         default=(
-            "list-to-array:"
-            "//xedocs://hit_thresholds"
+            "list-to-array://"
+            "xedocs://hit_thresholds"
             "?as_list=True"
             "&sort=pmt"
             "&attr=value"