diff --git a/workflow/main.nf b/workflow/main.nf
index 9b9980eac566bcb36602ef8db8135568f99afe6f..fedefa76c6ae65cf356e8662d552612b9e896f61 100644
--- a/workflow/main.nf
+++ b/workflow/main.nf
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ process trimReads {
 process alignReads {
 
   tag "$sampleId-$replicate"
-  publishDir "$baseDir/output/{task.process}", mode: 'copy'
+  publishDir "$baseDir/output/${task.process}", mode: 'copy'
 
   input: