diff --git a/workflow/rna-seq.nf b/workflow/rna-seq.nf
index 69e0f8d0c24f599b35a7fdd30f9ce6f48b7ed209..0ee3b543cd636ed308df8250334195a858171b5c 100644
--- a/workflow/rna-seq.nf
+++ b/workflow/rna-seq.nf
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ process aggrQC {
     val studyRID
 
   output:
-    path ${repRID}.multiqc.html into multiqc
+    path "${repRID}.multiqc.html" into multiqc
 
   script:
     """