diff --git a/workflow/main.nf b/workflow/main.nf
index ea6f756f6d457c36fbc8644cfeb209d6f4192725..5a49790bd889d2e9d650ab4871aaa386d8dfeea6 100644
--- a/workflow/main.nf
+++ b/workflow/main.nf
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ process plotProfile {
 
   input:
 
-  file ("*.pooled.fc_signal.bw") from bigwigs.collect()
+  file bigWigList from bigwigs.collect()
 
   output:
 
diff --git a/workflow/scripts/plot_profile.sh b/workflow/scripts/plot_profile.sh
index 277f99335e35595876ea74f4bdfa1dfa04c558e6..34bf24e9026f442bfc91d935d9a35470a4d6bddc 100755
--- a/workflow/scripts/plot_profile.sh
+++ b/workflow/scripts/plot_profile.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ run_main() {
       usage
   fi
 
-  bws=$(ls *.bw)
+  bws=$(ls *.pooled.fc_signal.bw)
 
   check_tools || exit 1