diff --git a/workflow/scripts/qc_fastq.py b/workflow/scripts/qc_fastq.py
index 95d817270d95a8bec029551ec4fa15e1f5031ff6..1d4f9270a9282cf20f07331b1f6182863449f574 100755
--- a/workflow/scripts/qc_fastq.py
+++ b/workflow/scripts/qc_fastq.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Create a file handler
     handler = logging.FileHandler('qc.log')
-    LOGGER.addHandler(handler)
+    logger.addHandler(handler)
 
     # Check if tools are present
     check_tools()
diff --git a/workflow/scripts/trim_reads.py b/workflow/scripts/trim_reads.py
index 0ec719bdcbbd659dc562c91bab460092f890fc68..dae4605675b2ea35b2c5f2c7f1077188756671b9 100644
--- a/workflow/scripts/trim_reads.py
+++ b/workflow/scripts/trim_reads.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Create a file handler
     handler = logging.FileHandler('trim.log')
-    LOGGER.addHandler(handler)
+    logger.addHandler(handler)
 
     # Check if tools are present
     check_tools()