diff --git a/config/nowcast.yaml b/config/nowcast.yaml
index c36551ac..b86572db 100644
--- a/config/nowcast.yaml
+++ b/config/nowcast.yaml
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ rivers:
     b201702: /SalishSeaCast/rivers-climatology/rivers_month_201702.nc
   # Templates for the runoff forcing file name
   # **Must be quoted to project {} characters**
-  file template: "R201702DFraCElse_{:y%Ym%md%d}.nc"
+  # TODO: collapse to single item for v202111; b201702 key not required
+  file templates:
+    b201702:  "R201702DFraCElse_{:y%Ym%md%d}.nc"
   # Module containing dictionary of the proportions that each river occupies in its watershed
   prop_dict module: salishsea_tools.river_201702
   turbidity:
diff --git a/tests/workers/test_make_forcing_links.py b/tests/workers/test_make_forcing_links.py
index 6b251951..eb0b0732 100644
--- a/tests/workers/test_make_forcing_links.py
+++ b/tests/workers/test_make_forcing_links.py
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ def test_ssh_dir(self, host, ssh_dir, prod_config):
             prod_config["run"]["enabled hosts"][host]["forcing"]["ssh dir"] == ssh_dir
         )
 
-    def test_rivers_file_template(self, prod_config):
+    def test_rivers_file_templates(self, prod_config):
         assert (
-            prod_config["rivers"]["file template"] == "R201702DFraCElse_{:y%Ym%md%d}.nc"
+            prod_config["rivers"]["file templates"]["b201702"]
+            == "R201702DFraCElse_{:y%Ym%md%d}.nc"
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/tests/workers/test_make_runoff_file.py b/tests/workers/test_make_runoff_file.py
index 0528ec31..a0747184 100644
--- a/tests/workers/test_make_runoff_file.py
+++ b/tests/workers/test_make_runoff_file.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def test_message_types(self, msg, prod_config):
 
     def test_rivers_sections(self, prod_config):
         rivers = prod_config["rivers"]
-        assert rivers["file template"] == "R201702DFraCElse_{:y%Ym%md%d}.nc"
+        assert rivers["file templates"]["b201702"] == "R201702DFraCElse_{:y%Ym%md%d}.nc"
         assert rivers["rivers dir"] == "/results/forcing/rivers/"
         assert rivers["prop_dict module"] == "salishsea_tools.river_201702"
         assert (
diff --git a/tests/workers/test_upload_forcing.py b/tests/workers/test_upload_forcing.py
index cd82fedd..a5d79489 100644
--- a/tests/workers/test_upload_forcing.py
+++ b/tests/workers/test_upload_forcing.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def test_fraser_turbidity_uploads(self, host, expected, prod_config):
     )
     def test_river_runoff_uploads(self, host, expected, prod_config):
         rivers = prod_config["rivers"]
-        assert rivers["file template"] == "R201702DFraCElse_{:y%Ym%md%d}.nc"
+        assert rivers["file templates"]["b201702"] == "R201702DFraCElse_{:y%Ym%md%d}.nc"
         assert rivers["rivers dir"] == "/results/forcing/rivers/"
         host_config = prod_config["run"]["enabled hosts"][host]
         assert host_config["forcing"]["rivers dir"] == expected