diff --git a/docs/software_versions_mqc.yaml b/docs/software_versions_mqc.yaml
index b1982d393f7f24cf549a830d48be20afc749533b..c860074b61116d46f549934bb126943dd008e0f1 100755
--- a/docs/software_versions_mqc.yaml
+++ b/docs/software_versions_mqc.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         description: 'are collected for pipeline version.'
         data: |
             <dl class="dl-horizontal">
-        
+
             <dt>Python</dt><dd>v3.8.3</dd>
             <dt>DERIVA</dt><dd>v1.4.3</dd>
             <dt>BDBag</dt><dd>v1.5.6</dd>
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
             <dt>deepTools</dt><dd>v3.5.0</dd>
             <dt>FastQC</dt><dd>v0.11.9</dd>
             <dt>MultiQC</dt><dd>v1.9</dd>
-            <dt>Pipeline Version</dt><dd>v1.0.1</dd>
+            <dt>Pipeline Version</dt><dd>v1.0.2</dd>
             </dl>
diff --git a/workflow/conf/aws.config b/workflow/conf/aws.config
index 9a0d374fe3edbf493b168e0763ab8064f4cc0b49..eec8a7a829280d29006d9f0dc9f9b9932d9a9867 100644
--- a/workflow/conf/aws.config
+++ b/workflow/conf/aws.config
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ process {
     cpus = 1
     memory = '1 GB'
   }
+  withName:failPreExecutionRun_species {
+ {
+    cpus = 1
+    memory = '1 GB'
+  }
   withName:failExecutionRun {
     cpus = 1
     memory = '1 GB'
diff --git a/workflow/conf/biohpc.config b/workflow/conf/biohpc.config
index a3b163288bfbe5e8f528d3ed53d8ab931d13b022..33917dbe810969bc6de2482dba00df16b06547ce 100755
--- a/workflow/conf/biohpc.config
+++ b/workflow/conf/biohpc.config
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ process {
   withName:failPreExecutionRun_fastq {
     executor = 'local'
   }
-  withName:failPreExecutionRun {
+  withName:failPreExecutionRun_species {
     executor = 'local'
   }
   withName:failExecutionRun {
diff --git a/workflow/nextflow.config b/workflow/nextflow.config
index b7a36ff2c2fd0eea2663953b12a93545bca2b72d..66b847beffb6499b9ba16678887ed0488c2d12cb 100644
--- a/workflow/nextflow.config
+++ b/workflow/nextflow.config
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ process {
   withName:failPreExecutionRun_fastq {
     container = 'gudmaprbk/deriva1.4:1.0.0'
   }
+  withName:failPreExecutionRun_species {
+    container = 'gudmaprbk/deriva1.4:1.0.0'
+  }
   withName:failExecutionRun {
     container = 'gudmaprbk/deriva1.4:1.0.0'
   }
@@ -122,6 +125,6 @@ manifest {
   homePage = 'https://git.biohpc.swmed.edu/gudmap_rbk/rna-seq'
   description = 'This pipeline was created to be a standard mRNA-sequencing analysis pipeline which integrates with the GUDMAP and RBK consortium data-hub.'
   mainScript = 'rna-seq.nf'
-  version = 'v1.0.1'
+  version = 'v1.0.2'
   nextflowVersion = '>=19.09.0'
 }