diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcStimPlanModelCollection.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcStimPlanModelCollection.cpp
index ee71ebedf5..75ebc8293d 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcStimPlanModelCollection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcStimPlanModelCollection.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RimcStimPlanModelCollection_newStimPlanModel::RimcStimPlanModelCollection_newSti
 {
     CAF_PDM_InitObject( "Create StimPlan Model", "", "", "Create a new StimPlan Model" );
     CAF_PDM_InitScriptableFieldNoDefault( &m_wellPath, "WellPath", "", "", "", "Well Path" );
-    CAF_PDM_InitScriptableFieldNoDefault( &m_md, "MeasuredDepth", "", "", "", "Measured Depth" );
+    CAF_PDM_InitScriptableField( &m_md, "MeasuredDepth", 0.0, "Measured Depth", "", "", "" );
     CAF_PDM_InitScriptableFieldNoDefault( &m_stimPlanModelTemplate, "StimPlanModelTemplate", "", "", "", "StimPlan Model Template" );
 }
 
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcWellPath.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcWellPath.cpp
index b62a63c3b8..fa65b300ef 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcWellPath.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcWellPath.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ RimcWellPath_newFracture::RimcWellPath_newFracture( caf::PdmObjectHandle* self )
 {
     CAF_PDM_InitObject( "Add StimPlan Fracture", "", "", "Add StimPlan Fracture" );
 
-    CAF_PDM_InitScriptableFieldNoDefault( &m_md, "MeasuredDepth", "", "", "", "Measured Depth" );
+    CAF_PDM_InitScriptableField( &m_md, "MeasuredDepth", 0.0, "Measured Depth", "", "", "" );
     CAF_PDM_InitScriptableFieldNoDefault( &m_stimPlanFractureTemplate,
                                           "StimPlanFractureTemplate",
                                           "",