diff --git a/moment_kinetics/debug_test/gyroaverage_inputs.jl b/moment_kinetics/debug_test/gyroaverage_inputs.jl
index deb81716e..e0a8a5ffe 100644
--- a/moment_kinetics/debug_test/gyroaverage_inputs.jl
+++ b/moment_kinetics/debug_test/gyroaverage_inputs.jl
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ test_input = Dict(
     "charge_exchange_frequency" => 0.5,
     "ionization_frequency" => 0.05,
     "constant_ionization_rate" => true,
-    "timestepping" => Dict("nstep" => 3,
-                           "dt" => 1.0e-12,
-                           "nwrite" => 2,
-                           "nwrite_dfns" => 2,
-                           "r_ngrid" => 5,),
+    "timestepping" => Dict{String,Any}("nstep" => 3,
+                                       "dt" => 1.0e-12,
+                                       "nwrite" => 2,
+                                       "nwrite_dfns" => 2,),
+    "r_ngrid" => 5,
     "r_nelement" => 2,
     "r_bc" => "periodic",
     "z_ngrid" => 5,