diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00288176fc192088a07bdd0caa0e17ecee92af6b..ff95df7e0d68a67c20255a73b72f2057db5515cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 * Replace default seqwho reference location to one provided by source lab (#127)
 * Update NF Tower access token to BICF user
 * Disable NF Tower
+* Fix endness force (#135)
 
 # v2.0.0
 **User Facing**
diff --git a/rna-seq.nf b/rna-seq.nf
index 3094d2865cf38a41b30476d66593b8bea015593d..e3244cc44f74279f81ce0ad73c470f7e38369520 100644
--- a/rna-seq.nf
+++ b/rna-seq.nf
@@ -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