diff --git a/lib/bids-matlab b/lib/bids-matlab
index 8bbabd6..d29da99 160000
--- a/lib/bids-matlab
+++ b/lib/bids-matlab
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8bbabd640a1515213a4bb3136c1fb168a4147d9c
+Subproject commit d29da99636b7628c7db1ae66a56de74c57fb0d04
diff --git a/src/createDataDictionary.m b/src/createDataDictionary.m
index 9f83232..bc74ede 100644
--- a/src/createDataDictionary.m
+++ b/src/createDataDictionary.m
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ function createDataDictionary(cfg, logFile)
             startTime = logFile(1).StartTime;
         end
 
-        jsonContent = struct( ...
-                             'SamplingFrequency', samplingFrequency, ...
+        jsonContent = struct('SamplingFrequency', samplingFrequency, ...
                              'StartTime',  startTime, ...
                              'Columns', []);
     end
diff --git a/src/saveEventsFile.m b/src/saveEventsFile.m
index 3dc2b17..01a8794 100644
--- a/src/saveEventsFile.m
+++ b/src/saveEventsFile.m
@@ -182,15 +182,12 @@
     % before calling openFile.
 
     % initialize holy trinity (onset, trial_type, duration) columns
-    logFile(1).columns = struct('onset', struct( ...
-                                                'Description', ...
+    logFile(1).columns = struct('onset', struct('Description', ...
                                                 'time elapsed since experiment start', ...
                                                 'Units', 's'), ...
-                                'trial_type', struct( ...
-                                                     'Description', 'types of trial', ...
+                                'trial_type', struct('Description', 'types of trial', ...
                                                      'Levels', struct()), ...
-                                'duration', struct( ...
-                                                   'Description', ...
+                                'duration', struct('Description', ...
                                                    'duration of the event or the block', ...
                                                    'Units', 's') ...
                                );
diff --git a/src/utils/initializeExtraColumns.m b/src/utils/initializeExtraColumns.m
index 4bc3f33..7f35fde 100644
--- a/src/utils/initializeExtraColumns.m
+++ b/src/utils/initializeExtraColumns.m
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     fieldsToSet.bids.LongName = '';
     fieldsToSet.bids.Description = '';
     fieldsToSet.bids.Levels = struct();
-    fieldsToSet.bids.TermURL = '';
+    fieldsToSet.bids.TermURL = 'https://www.TODO.later';
     fieldsToSet.bids.Units = '';
 
     % convert the cell of column name into a structure
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
 
         for iExtraColumn = 1:nbExtraColumns
             extraColumnName = logFile(1).extraColumns{iExtraColumn};
-            tmp.(extraColumnName) = struct( ...
-                                           'length', 1);
+            tmp.(extraColumnName) = struct('length', 1);
             tmp.(extraColumnName) = setDefaultFields(tmp.(extraColumnName), fieldsToSet);
         end
 
diff --git a/tests/testData/eventsDataDictionary.json b/tests/testData/eventsDataDictionary.json
index c26e9e4..c64ad6e 100644
--- a/tests/testData/eventsDataDictionary.json
+++ b/tests/testData/eventsDataDictionary.json
@@ -15,28 +15,28 @@
         "LongName": "",
         "Description": "",
         "Levels": {},
-        "TermURL": "",
+        "TermURL": "https://www.TODO.later",
         "Units": ""
     },
     "LHL24_01": {
         "LongName": "",
         "Description": "",
         "Levels": {},
-        "TermURL": "",
+        "TermURL": "https://www.TODO.later",
         "Units": ""
     },
     "LHL24_02": {
         "LongName": "",
         "Description": "",
         "Levels": {},
-        "TermURL": "",
+        "TermURL": "https://www.TODO.later",
         "Units": ""
     },
     "LHL24_03": {
         "LongName": "",
         "Description": "",
         "Levels": {},
-        "TermURL": "",
+        "TermURL": "https://www.TODO.later",
         "Units": ""
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/testData/stimDataDictionary.json b/tests/testData/stimDataDictionary.json
index 3438c43..fc3ab5f 100644
--- a/tests/testData/stimDataDictionary.json
+++ b/tests/testData/stimDataDictionary.json
@@ -12,35 +12,35 @@
         "Description": "",
         "Levels": {},
         "LongName": "",
-        "TermURL": "",
+        "TermURL": "https://www.TODO.later",
         "Units": ""
     },
     "LHL24_01": {
         "Description": "",
         "Levels": {},
         "LongName": "",
-        "TermURL": "",
+        "TermURL": "https://www.TODO.later",
         "Units": ""
     },
     "LHL24_02": {
         "Description": "",
         "Levels": {},
         "LongName": "",
-        "TermURL": "",
+        "TermURL": "https://www.TODO.later",
         "Units": ""
     },
     "LHL24_03": {
         "Description": "",
         "Levels": {},
         "LongName": "",
-        "TermURL": "",
+        "TermURL": "https://www.TODO.later",
         "Units": ""
     },
     "is_Fixation": {
         "Description": "",
         "Levels": {},
         "LongName": "",
-        "TermURL": "",
+        "TermURL": "https://www.TODO.later",
         "Units": ""
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_saveEventsFileInit.m b/tests/test_saveEventsFileInit.m
index 444ee63..1e6d19d 100644
--- a/tests/test_saveEventsFileInit.m
+++ b/tests/test_saveEventsFileInit.m
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function test_saveEventsFileInitExtraColumns()
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.LongName = '';
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.Description = '';
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.Levels = struct();
-    expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.TermURL = '';
+    expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.TermURL = 'https://www.TODO.later';
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.Units = '';
 
     %% test
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ function test_saveEventsFileInitExtraColumnsArray()
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.LongName = '';
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.Description = '';
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.Levels = struct();
-    expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.TermURL = '';
+    expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.TermURL = 'https://www.TODO.later';
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.Speed.bids.Units = '';
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.LHL24.length = 3;
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.LHL24.bids.LongName = '';
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.LHL24.bids.Description = '';
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.LHL24.bids.Levels = struct();
-    expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.LHL24.bids.TermURL = '';
+    expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.LHL24.bids.TermURL = 'https://www.TODO.later';
     expectedStrcut(1).extraColumns.LHL24.bids.Units = '';
 
     %% test