diff --git a/preproc_fastq/trimgalore.sh b/preproc_fastq/trimgalore.sh
index 8bd5613015db1df80a8410d16f4f37e01b3033a9..dcb275278d29a213ae9c83f95eda6b13ccfdae4c 100644
--- a/preproc_fastq/trimgalore.sh
+++ b/preproc_fastq/trimgalore.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fi
 numfq=${#fqs[@]}
 
 source /etc/profile.d/modules.sh
-module load trimgalore/0.6.4 cutadapt/2.5
+module load trimgalore/0.6.4 cutadapt/2.5 perl/5.28.0 
 
 if [ $numfq > 1 ]
 then