diff --git a/workflow/main.nf b/workflow/main.nf
index 5ceaf89b59b06e5d4709556b5c17607ff2ed3883..c6a508d4c32cc5a440ae464e7bb8d6fd887ac11c 100644
--- a/workflow/main.nf
+++ b/workflow/main.nf
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ process checkdesignfile {
 	stdout spltnames
 	script:
 	"""
-  # convert dos \r to unix format
+  # convert dos \\r to unix format
   sed -i 's/\\x0D\$//' design.ori.txt
 	bash $repoDir/process_scripts/design_file/checkdesignfile.sh ${params.pairs} design.ori.txt
 	"""