diff --git a/workflow/rna-seq.nf b/workflow/rna-seq.nf
index 64a5d1bbff5f557947de28470d7b50aab8297fdb..b622e04f58cf919de619b1e742e3bb4d02f490cb 100644
--- a/workflow/rna-seq.nf
+++ b/workflow/rna-seq.nf
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ process failExecutionRun {
       pipelineError_details=\$(echo \${pipelineError_details}"Species: submitted value = \"${speciesMeta}\" while inferred value = \"${speciesInfer}\". ")
       #pipelineError_details=\$(echo \${pipelineError_details}"|*Species*|${speciesMeta}|"${speciesInfer}|\n ")
     fi
-    pipelineError_details=\$(echo "\${pipelineError_details::-1}"
+    pipelineError_details=\$(echo "\${pipelineError_details::-1}")
     rid=\$(python3 ${script_uploadExecutionRun_failExecutionRun} -r ${repRID} -w \${workflow} -g \${genome} -i ${inputBagRID} -s Error -d "\${pipelineError_details}" -o ${source} -c \${cookie} -u ${executionRunRID})
     echo LOG: execution run RID marked as error - \${rid} >> ${repRID}.finalizeExecutionRun.log
   fi