diff --git a/workflow/conf/biohpc.config b/workflow/conf/biohpc.config
index f05eca966aafdf7be4303f3b9147564da6ba2c5e..8e78791e4a16d74c0f4b807d48244c2cfc308351 100644
--- a/workflow/conf/biohpc.config
+++ b/workflow/conf/biohpc.config
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ process {
   // Process specific configuration
   $checkDesignFile {
     module = ['python/3.6.1-2-anaconda']
+    executor = 'local'
   }
   $trim_galore {
     module = ['python/3.6.1-2-anaconda', 'trimgalore/0.4.1']
diff --git a/workflow/main.nf b/workflow/main.nf
index b6d1bfb4e1cea1ed67dffc951c70584233370cd9..9b9980eac566bcb36602ef8db8135568f99afe6f 100644
--- a/workflow/main.nf
+++ b/workflow/main.nf
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ process checkDesignFile {
 
   if (pairedEnd) {
     """
-    python $baseDir/scripts/check_design.py -d $designFile -f $readsList -p
+    python3 $baseDir/scripts/check_design.py -d $designFile -f $readsList -p
     """
   }
   else {