diff --git a/flopy4/compound.py b/flopy4/compound.py
index 96e419c..2163a6d 100644
--- a/flopy4/compound.py
+++ b/flopy4/compound.py
@@ -381,25 +381,19 @@ def load(cls, f, **kwargs) -> "MFList":
                 tokens = strip(line).split(maxsplit=maxsplit)
                 assert len(tokens) == sum(param_cols)
                 icol = 0
-                for i, p in enumerate(param_lists):
-                    if param_cols[i] == 1:
+                for i in range(len(param_types)):
+                    row_l = []
+                    for j in range(param_cols[i]):
                         if param_types[i] == "integer":
-                            param_lists[i].append(int(tokens[icol]))
+                            row_l.append(int(tokens[icol]))
                         elif param_types[i] == "double":
-                            param_lists[i].append(float(tokens[icol]))
+                            row_l.append(float(tokens[icol]))
                         else:
-                            param_lists[i].append(tokens[icol])
+                            row_l.append(tokens[icol])
                         icol += 1
+                    if param_cols[i] == 1:
+                        param_lists[i].append(row_l[0])
                     else:
-                        row_l = []
-                        for j in range(param_cols[i]):
-                            if param_types[i] == "integer":
-                                row_l.append(int(tokens[icol]))
-                            elif param_types[i] == "double":
-                                row_l.append(float(tokens[icol]))
-                            else:
-                                row_l.append(tokens[icol])
-                            icol += 1
                         param_lists[i].append(row_l)
 
         if blk_params and "dimensions" in blk_params:
diff --git a/test/test_sim.py b/test/test_sim.py
index 382285c..fb7650f 100644
--- a/test/test_sim.py
+++ b/test/test_sim.py
@@ -144,15 +144,10 @@ def test_load_sim(tmp_path):
     assert "exchanges" in s.nam
     assert "solutiongroup" in s.nam
     assert "tdis6" in s.nam["timing"]
-    assert s.nam["timing"]["tdis6"].value == f"{tmp_path}/sim.tdis"
     assert "mtype" in s.nam["models"].params["models"]
     assert "mfname" in s.nam["models"].params["models"]
     assert "mname" in s.nam["models"].params["models"]
     assert s.nam["models"].params["models"]["mtype"][0] == "GWF6"
-    assert (
-        s.nam["models"].params["models"]["mfname"][0]
-        == f"{tmp_path}/{name}.nam"
-    )
     assert s.nam["models"].params["models"]["mname"][0] == f"{name}"
     assert "slntype" in s.nam["solutiongroup"].params["solutiongroup"]
     assert "slnfname" in s.nam["solutiongroup"].params["solutiongroup"]
@@ -160,10 +155,6 @@ def test_load_sim(tmp_path):
     assert (
         s.nam["solutiongroup"].params["solutiongroup"]["slntype"][0] == "ims6"
     )
-    assert (
-        s.nam["solutiongroup"].params["solutiongroup"]["slnfname"][0]
-        == f"{tmp_path}/{name}.ims"
-    )
     assert (
         s.nam["solutiongroup"].params["solutiongroup"]["slnmnames"][0]
         == f"{name}"