diff --git a/rna-seq.nf b/rna-seq.nf
index 35ecf9a1c3e0927da77b69064fc667235a5ccfa1..923eccc878b6ba733bfbfa4cb7493231faf94878 100644
--- a/rna-seq.nf
+++ b/rna-seq.nf
@@ -906,10 +906,10 @@ process seqwho {
 
     # save seqwho multiqc report
     echo -e "Read\tSeq Type\tSpecies\tConfidence\tSeq Type Confidence\tSeq Type Consensus\tSpecies Confidence" > seqwhoInfer.tsv
-    echo -e "Read 1\y\${seqtypeR1}\t\${speciesR1}\t\${confidenceR1}\${seqtypeConfidenceR1}\t\${consensus}\t\${speciesConfidenceR1}" >> seqwhoInfer.tsv
+    echo -e "Read 1\t\${seqtypeR1}\t\${speciesR1}\t\${confidenceR1}\${seqtypeConfidenceR1}\t\${consensus}\t\${speciesConfidenceR1}" >> seqwhoInfer.tsv
     if [ "${ends}" == "pe" ]
     then
-      echo -e "Read 2\y\${seqtypeR2}\t\${speciesR2}\t\${confidenceR2}\${seqtypeConfidenceR2}\t\${consensus}\t\${speciesConfidenceR2}" >> seqwhoInfer.tsv
+      echo -e "Read 2\t\${seqtypeR2}\t\${speciesR2}\t\${confidenceR2}\${seqtypeConfidenceR2}\t\${consensus}\t\${speciesConfidenceR2}" >> seqwhoInfer.tsv
     fi