diff --git a/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/stat_analysis/test_stat_analysis.py b/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/stat_analysis/test_stat_analysis.py
index a082ac2ab..53bf25e1c 100644
--- a/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/stat_analysis/test_stat_analysis.py
+++ b/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/stat_analysis/test_stat_analysis.py
@@ -32,16 +32,17 @@ def stat_analysis_wrapper(metplus_config):
         ('', []),
         ('0,1,2,3', ['"000000"', '"010000"', '"020000"', '"030000"']),
         ('01', ['"010000"']),
-        ('010000', ['"010000"']),
         ('begin_end_incr(0,3,1)', ['"000000"', '"010000"',
                                    '"020000"', '"030000"']),
+        ('24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192, 216, 240',
+         ['"240000"', '"480000"', '"720000"', '"960000"', '"1200000"',
+          '"1440000"', '"1680000"', '"1920000"', '"2160000"', '"2400000"']),
     ]
 )
 @pytest.mark.wrapper_d
 def test_handle_format_lists(metplus_config, input, expected_output):
     config = metplus_config([TEST_CONF])
     config.set('config', 'FCST_LEAD_LIST', input)
-    config.set('config', 'LOOP_LIST_ITEMS', 'FCST_LEAD_LIST')
     wrapper = StatAnalysisWrapper(config)
     assert wrapper.c_dict['FCST_LEAD_LIST'] == expected_output
 
diff --git a/metplus/wrappers/stat_analysis_wrapper.py b/metplus/wrappers/stat_analysis_wrapper.py
index 04db29105..36d075e62 100755
--- a/metplus/wrappers/stat_analysis_wrapper.py
+++ b/metplus/wrappers/stat_analysis_wrapper.py
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ def _format_conf_list(self, conf_list):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _format_hms(value):
-        return value.zfill(2).ljust(6, '0')
+        padded_value = value.zfill(2)
+        return padded_value.ljust(len(padded_value) + 4, '0')
 
     def c_dict_error_check(self, c_dict):
 
@@ -399,7 +400,8 @@ def set_lists_loop_or_group(self, c_dict):
 
         return c_dict
 
-    def format_thresh(self, thresh_str):
+    @staticmethod
+    def format_thresh(thresh_str):
         """! Format thresholds for file naming
 
              Args: