diff --git a/src/xtgeo/well/well1.py b/src/xtgeo/well/well1.py
index fe16d8a95..0688589cd 100644
--- a/src/xtgeo/well/well1.py
+++ b/src/xtgeo/well/well1.py
@@ -169,8 +169,6 @@ class Well:
             defaults to None.
     """
 
-    VALID_LOGTYPES = {"DISC", "CONT"}
-
     @_well_aux.allow_deprecated_init
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -706,7 +704,7 @@ def get_wlogs(self) -> dict:
             wtype = "CONT"
             wrecord = None
             if key in self._wdata.attr_types:
-                wtype = self._wdata.attr_types[key]
+                wtype = self._wdata.attr_types[key].name
             if key in self._wdata.attr_records:
                 wrecord = self._wdata.attr_records[key]
 
@@ -734,28 +732,31 @@ def set_wlogs(self, wlogs: dict):
         for key in self.get_lognames():
             if key in wlogs.keys():
                 typ, rec = wlogs[key]
-
-                if typ in Well.VALID_LOGTYPES:
-                    # self._wlogtypes[key] = deepcopy(typ)
-                    self._wdata.set_attr_type(key, deepcopy(typ))
-                else:
-                    raise ValueError(f"Invalid log type found in input: {typ}")
-
-                if isinstance(rec, dict):
-                    self._wdata.set_attr_record(key, deepcopy(rec))
-                    # self._wlogrecords[key] = deepcopy(rec)
-                elif not rec:
-                    self._wdata.set_attr_record(key, ("", ""))
-                    # self._wlogrecords[key] = ""
-                else:
-                    raise ValueError(f"Invalid log record found in input: {rec}")
-
-            else:
-                raise ValueError(f"Key for column not found in input: {key}")
-
-        for key in wlogs.keys():
-            if key not in self.get_lognames():
-                raise ValueError(f"Invalid input key found: {key}")
+                self._wdata.set_attr_type(key, typ)
+                self._wdata.set_attr_record(key, deepcopy(rec))
+
+        #         if typ in ("DISC", "CONT"):
+        #             self._wdata.set_attr_type(key, typ)
+        #         else:
+        #             raise ValueError(f"Invalid log type found in input: {typ}")
+
+        #         if isinstance(rec, dict) and typ == "CONT":
+        #             self._wdata.set_attr_record(key, deepcopy(rec))
+        #             # self._wlogrecords[key] = deepcopy(rec)
+        #         elif isinstance(rec, (list, tuple)) and typ == "DISC":
+        #             self._wdata.set_attr_record(key, deepcopy(rec))
+        #         elif not rec:
+        #             self._wdata.set_attr_record(key, ("", ""))
+        #             # self._wlogrecords[key] = ""
+        #         else:
+        #             raise ValueError(f"Invalid log record found in input: {rec}")
+
+        #     else:
+        #         raise ValueError(f"Key for column not found in input: {key}")
+
+        # for key in wlogs.keys():
+        #     if key not in self.get_lognames():
+        #         raise ValueError(f"Invalid input key found: {key}")
 
         self._ensure_consistency()
 
diff --git a/src/xtgeo/xyz_common/_xyz_data.py b/src/xtgeo/xyz_common/_xyz_data.py
index 2061ab156..e81f19d19 100644
--- a/src/xtgeo/xyz_common/_xyz_data.py
+++ b/src/xtgeo/xyz_common/_xyz_data.py
@@ -312,13 +312,16 @@ def get_attr_record(self, name: str):
         """Get a record for a named attribute."""
         return self._attr_records[name]
 
-    def set_attr_record(self, name: str, record: dict) -> None:
+    def set_attr_record(self, name: str, record: Optional[dict]) -> None:
         """Set a record for a named log."""
 
         if name not in self._attr_types:
             raise ValueError(f"No such attr_name: {name}")
 
-        print("XXXXXXX", self._attr_types[name])
+        if record is None and self._attr_types[name] == _AttrType.DISC:
+            record = {}
+        elif record is None and self._attr_types[name] == _AttrType.CONT:
+            record = CONT_DEFAULT_RECORD
 
         if self._attr_types[name] == _AttrType.CONT and isinstance(
             record, (list, tuple)
diff --git a/tests/test_well/test_well.py b/tests/test_well/test_well.py
index 58ff74f32..a86e5bb75 100644
--- a/tests/test_well/test_well.py
+++ b/tests/test_well/test_well.py
@@ -342,6 +342,18 @@ def test_create_and_delete_logs_implicit(loadwell3):
     # assert ndeleted == 2
 
 
+def test_wlogtypes(loadwell3):
+    mywell = loadwell3
+    wlogtypes = mywell.wlogtypes
+    assert wlogtypes == {
+        "X_UTME": "CONT",
+        "Y_UTMN": "CONT",
+        "Z_TVDSS": "CONT",
+        "GR": "CONT",
+        "ZONELOG": "DISC",
+    }
+
+
 def test_get_set_wlogs(loadwell3):
     """Test on getting ans setting a dictionary with some log attributes."""
     mywell = loadwell3
@@ -364,8 +376,7 @@ def test_get_set_wlogs(loadwell3):
     assert mydict2["ZONELOG"][1][24] == "ZONE_24_EDITED"
 
     mydict2["EXTRA"] = None
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        mywell.set_wlogs(mydict2)
+    mywell.set_wlogs(mydict2)
 
 
 def test_make_hlen(loadwell1):