diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b9b5fafff..ddcf5972b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@ add_library(DEBUG OBJECT "debug.f90")
 add_dependencies(DEBUG IO)
 list(APPEND OBJECTFILES $<TARGET_OBJECTS:DEBUG>)
 
-add_library(DAMASK_CONFIG OBJECT "config.f90")
-add_dependencies(DAMASK_CONFIG DEBUG)
+add_library(DAMASK_LIST OBJECT "list.f90")                                                          # LIST is a keyword in CMake
+add_dependencies(DAMASK_LIST IO)
+list(APPEND OBJECTFILES $<TARGET_OBJECTS:DAMASK_LIST>)
+
+add_library(DAMASK_CONFIG OBJECT "config.f90")                                                      # CONFIG is a keyword in CMake
+add_dependencies(DAMASK_CONFIG DAMASK_LIST DEBUG)
 list(APPEND OBJECTFILES $<TARGET_OBJECTS:DAMASK_CONFIG>)
 
 add_library(HDF5_UTILITIES OBJECT "HDF5_utilities.f90")
diff --git a/src/commercialFEM_fileList.f90 b/src/commercialFEM_fileList.f90
index 39e9269f4..77a8f0df4 100644
--- a/src/commercialFEM_fileList.f90
+++ b/src/commercialFEM_fileList.f90
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "IO.f90"
 #include "numerics.f90"
 #include "debug.f90"
+#include "list.f90"
 #include "config.f90"
 #ifdef DAMASKHDF5
 #include "HDF5_utilities.f90"
diff --git a/src/list.f90 b/src/list.f90
index 93c19b903..6725d5902 100644
--- a/src/list.f90
+++ b/src/list.f90
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ real(pReal) function getFloat(this,key,defaultVal)
   real(pReal),                           intent(in), optional :: defaultVal
   type(tPartitionedStringList), pointer                       :: item
   logical                                                     :: found
-
+  
+  getFloat = huge(1.0)                                                                              ! suppress warning about unitialized value
   found = present(defaultVal)
   if (found) getFloat = defaultVal
   
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ integer function getInt(this,key,defaultVal)
   type(tPartitionedStringList), pointer                       :: item
   logical                                                     :: found
 
+  getInt = huge(1)                                                                                  ! suppress warning about unitialized value
   found = present(defaultVal)
   if (found) getInt = defaultVal