diff --git a/python/obi.py b/python/obi.py
index 31fdb03..425cea5 100644
--- a/python/obi.py
+++ b/python/obi.py
@@ -27,9 +27,20 @@ default_config = { 'software'       : "The OBITools",
                    'outputview'     : None,
                    'skip'           : 0,
                    'only'           : None,
+                   'fileformat'     : None,
                    'skiperror'      : True,
-                   'qualityformat'  : 'sanger',
-                   'moltype'        : 'nuc'
+                   'qualityformat'  : b'sanger',
+                   'qualityoffset'  : -1,
+                   'noquality'      : False,
+                   'seqtype'        : b'nuc',
+                   "header"         : False,
+                   "sep"            : None,
+                   "quote"          : [b"'",b'"'],
+                   "dec"            : b".",
+                   "nastring"       : b"NA",
+                   "stripwhite"     : True,
+                   "blanklineskip"  : True,
+                   "commentchar"    : b"#"
                   }
 
 root_config_name='obi'