diff --git a/workflow/scripts/parse_meta.py b/workflow/scripts/parse_meta.py
index 51a8105f997aab376afe568b58877fb300ea5022..12cc7c7233b94509e5c3a7307e8ef7985a94a958 100644
--- a/workflow/scripts/parse_meta.py
+++ b/workflow/scripts/parse_meta.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Get endedness metadata from 'Experiment Settings.csv'
     if (args.parameter == "endsMeta"):
-        endsMeta = metaFile.Paired_End.unique()
+        endsMeta = metaFile.Paired_End.unique()[0]
         print(endsMeta)
 
     # Manually get endness count from 'File.csv'