diff --git a/workflow/tests/test_dataQC.py b/workflow/tests/test_dataQC.py
index 28e96284e8e4b1f16faf8faae59c33e77861ec60..13baa1ca86078e7c0e19a3cc1601db9876ea0004 100644
--- a/workflow/tests/test_dataQC.py
+++ b/workflow/tests/test_dataQC.py
@@ -11,4 +11,14 @@ test_output_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) + \
 @pytest.mark.dataQC
 def test_dataQC():
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(test_output_path, 'Q-Y5F6_1M.se.sorted.deduped.tin.xls'))
+    assert countLines(os.path.join(test_output_path, 'Q-Y5F6_1M.se.sorted.deduped.tin.xls'))
 
+def countLines(fileName):
+    data = False
+    file = open(fileName, "r")
+    for line in file:
+        if file.readlines()[6] != "geneID":
+            data = True
+            break
+
+    return data