diff --git a/lute/io/models/base.py b/lute/io/models/base.py
index 106e17b0..5e8c84ae 100644
--- a/lute/io/models/base.py
+++ b/lute/io/models/base.py
@@ -143,7 +143,15 @@ def extra_fields_to_thirdparty(cls, values):
 
 
 class TemplateConfig(BaseModel):
-    """Parameters used for templating of third party configuration files."""
+    """Parameters used for templating of third party configuration files.
 
-    template_dir: str
-    output_dir: str
+    Attributes:
+        template_name (str): The name of the template to use. This template must
+            live in `config/templates`.
+
+        output_path (str): The FULL path, including filename to write the
+            rendered template to.
+    """
+
+    template_name: str
+    output_path: str
diff --git a/lute/io/models/smd.py b/lute/io/models/smd.py
index 277baeac..260fe11e 100644
--- a/lute/io/models/smd.py
+++ b/lute/io/models/smd.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class SubmitSMDParameters(BaseBinaryParameters):
         False, description="Whether to not use archiver data.", flag_type="--"
     )
 
-    lute_template_cfg: TemplateConfig = TemplateConfig(template_dir="", output_dir="")
+    lute_template_cfg: TemplateConfig = TemplateConfig(template_name="", output_path="")
 
     @validator("producer", always=True)
     def validate_producer_path(cls, producer: str) -> str:
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ def validate_producer_path(cls, producer: str) -> str:
     def use_producer(
         cls, lute_template_cfg: TemplateConfig, values: Dict[str, Any]
     ) -> TemplateConfig:
-        if not lute_template_cfg.output_dir:
-            lute_template_cfg.output_dir = values["producer"]
+        if not lute_template_cfg.output_path:
+            lute_template_cfg.output_path = values["producer"]
         return lute_template_cfg
 
     # detnames: ThirdPartyParameters = ThirdPartyParameters({})
diff --git a/lute/tasks/task.py b/lute/tasks/task.py
index e728fdf0..239c475a 100644
--- a/lute/tasks/task.py
+++ b/lute/tasks/task.py
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ def _template_to_config_file(self) -> None:
         """
         from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader, Template
 
-        out_file: str = self._task_parameters.lute_template_cfg.output_dir
-        template_file: str = self._task_parameters.lute_template_cfg.template_dir
+        out_file: str = self._task_parameters.lute_template_cfg.output_path
+        template_name: str = self._task_parameters.lute_template_cfg.template_name
 
         lute_path: Optional[str] = os.getenv("LUTE_PATH")
         template_dir: str
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def _template_to_config_file(self) -> None:
         else:
             template_dir = f"{lute_path}/config/templates"
         environment: Environment = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(template_dir))
-        template: Template = environment.get_template(template_file)
+        template: Template = environment.get_template(template_name)
 
         with open(out_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as cfg_out:
             cfg_out.write(template.render(self._template_context))
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ def _pre_run(self) -> None:
             if isinstance(self._task_parameters.__dict__[param], ThirdPartyParameters):
                 # ThirdPartyParameters objects have a single parameter `params`
                 self._add_to_jinja_context(param_name=param, value=value.params)
+                continue
 
             param_attributes: Dict[str, Any] = full_schema["properties"][param]
             # Some model params do not match the commnad-line parameter names