diff --git a/workflow/scripts/parseMeta.py b/workflow/scripts/parseMeta.py
index 83f4a80fe427c63040e32b232f9de46ee5a34932..d2fb8fae73348403032e7509b4a9e67cba30d3b7 100644
--- a/workflow/scripts/parseMeta.py
+++ b/workflow/scripts/parseMeta.py
@@ -33,11 +33,8 @@ def main():
             ends = "se"
         elif (metaFile.Paired_End.unique() == "Paired End"):
             ends = "pe"
-        elif (metaFile.Paired_End.unique() == ""):
-            ends = "uk"
         else:
-            print("Ends metadata not match expected options: " + metaFile.Paired_End.unique())
-            exit(1)
+            ends = "uk"
         print(ends)
     if (args.parameter == "endsManual"):
         if (len(metaFile[metaFile["File_Type"] == "FastQ"]) == 1):