diff --git a/ush/eva/marine_eva_post.py b/ush/eva/marine_eva_post.py
index 9cdf01c90..a355621a1 100755
--- a/ush/eva/marine_eva_post.py
+++ b/ush/eva/marine_eva_post.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def marine_eva_post(inputyaml, outputdir, diagdir):
             newfilename = os.path.join(diagdir, os.path.basename(filename))
             newfilenames.append(newfilename)
         dataset['filenames'] = newfilenames
-    for graphic in input_yaml_dict['graphics']:
+    for graphic in input_yaml_dict['graphics']['figure_list']:
         # this assumes that there is only one variable, or that the
         # variables are all the same
         variable = graphic['batch figure']['variables'][0]
diff --git a/ush/eva/marine_gdas_plots.yaml b/ush/eva/marine_gdas_plots.yaml
index 78e9f6c17..9ad69d803 100644
--- a/ush/eva/marine_gdas_plots.yaml
+++ b/ush/eva/marine_gdas_plots.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ transforms:
 
 graphics:
 
+  plotting_backend: Emcpy
+  figure_list:
+
   # ---------- Map Plots ----------
   # Map plot of OmBQC
   # --------