diff --git a/modules/vardictjava/meta.yml b/modules/vardictjava/meta.yml
index 7820a877..5bc21b55 100644
--- a/modules/vardictjava/meta.yml
+++ b/modules/vardictjava/meta.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ output:
   - vcf:
       type: file
       description: VCF file output
-      pattern: "*.vcf"
+      pattern: "*.vcf.gz"
 
 authors:
   - "@nvnieuwk"