diff --git a/rna-seq.nf b/rna-seq.nf
index d877bfb9f35d53fb52c0dcece6cf0f26bb70cd02..a3da72994d10b185116f2fa3cf4586e827a51cc6 100644
--- a/rna-seq.nf
+++ b/rna-seq.nf
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ process getData {
     sh ${script_bdbagFetch} \${replicate::-13} ${repRID}
     echo -e "LOG: fetched" >> ${repRID}.getData.log
     
-    fastqCount=\$(find . -name *.fastq.gz | wc -l)
+    fastqCount=\$(find . -name '*.fastq.gz' | wc -l)
     if [ "\${fastqCount}" == "0" ]
     then
       touch dummy.R1.fastq.gz