diff --git a/workflow/rna-seq.nf b/workflow/rna-seq.nf
index b423a681e776e753268be21e9af23565c191b5ef..75364b9f7b6e01c0cc451acecd38e4bafc394e22 100644
--- a/workflow/rna-seq.nf
+++ b/workflow/rna-seq.nf
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ process failExecutionRun {
 
   when:
     upload
-    fastqCountError_failExecutionRun == 'true' || pipelineError_failExecutionRun == 'true'
+    fastqCountError == 'true' || pipelineError == 'true'
 
   script:
   """