diff --git a/workflow/main.nf b/workflow/main.nf
index d8fae4ba7441a19f21b9719eb342d27c231a9aee..d5bc8871ebb3ee92f1b8f6278d8c7c1472bf84d5 100755
--- a/workflow/main.nf
+++ b/workflow/main.nf
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ process trackStart {
       "pipeline": {"S": "cellranger_count"}, \
       "projectDir": {"S": "${workflow.projectDir}"}, \
       "start": {"S": "${workflow.start}"}, \
-      "astrocyte": {"BOOL": ${params.astrocyte}"}, \
+      "astrocyte": {"BOOL": ${params.astrocyte}}, \
       "status": {"S": "started"}}'
   """
 }