diff --git a/rna-seq.nf b/rna-seq.nf
index 3094d2865cf38a41b30476d66593b8bea015593d..12b71ddc4ea22293c5ac6ddc98d1de48ee15426a 100644
--- a/rna-seq.nf
+++ b/rna-seq.nf
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ process getBag {
   input:
     path credential, stageAs: "credential.json" from deriva_getBag
     path replicateExportConfig
-
+f
   output:
     path ("*.zip") into bag
 
@@ -439,6 +439,11 @@ process parseMetadata {
         fastqReadError_details="**Number of reads do not match for R1 and R2:** there may be a trunkation or mismatch of fastq files"
       fi
     fi
+    if [ "${params.endsForce}" != "" ]
+    then
+      fastqReadError=false
+      fastqReadError_details=""
+    fi
 
     # save design file
     echo "\${endsMeta},\${endsRaw},\${endsManual},\${stranded},\${spike},\${species},\${readLength},\${exp},\${study}" > design.csv