diff --git a/workflow/rna-seq.nf b/workflow/rna-seq.nf
index 4096ebdd86ccced760d813b40d9d2fa866d75bed..c0b62d0df66febe76e1930e5864246eec0221b18 100755
--- a/workflow/rna-seq.nf
+++ b/workflow/rna-seq.nf
@@ -163,9 +163,7 @@ process parseMetadata {
     """
 }
 
-ends.set {
-  ends_trimData
-}
+ends_trimData = ends
 
 /*
  * trimData: trims any adapter or non-host sequences from the data