diff --git a/modules/samtools/bam2fq/main.nf b/modules/samtools/bam2fq/main.nf
index 554af48b..9301d1d3 100644
--- a/modules/samtools/bam2fq/main.nf
+++ b/modules/samtools/bam2fq/main.nf
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ process SAMTOOLS_BAM2FQ {
             bam2fq \\
             $args \\
             -@ $task.cpus \\
-            $inputbam | gzip > ${prefix}_interleaved.fq.gz
+            $inputbam | gzip --no-name > ${prefix}_interleaved.fq.gz
 
         cat <<-END_VERSIONS > versions.yml
         "${task.process}":
diff --git a/tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq/test.yml b/tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq/test.yml
index 6fcc9c22..674730d7 100644
--- a/tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq/test.yml
+++ b/tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq/test.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 - name: samtools bam2fq test_samtools_bam2fq_nosplit
   command: nextflow run tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq -entry test_samtools_bam2fq_nosplit -c tests/config/nextflow.config
   tags:
-    - samtools
     - samtools/bam2fq
+    - samtools
   files:
     - path: output/samtools/test_interleaved.fq.gz
       md5sum: 7a57a8ab53dd1d799cca67a85c47ccd9
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 - name: samtools bam2fq test_samtools_bam2fq_withsplit
   command: nextflow run tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq -entry test_samtools_bam2fq_withsplit -c tests/config/nextflow.config
   tags:
-    - samtools
     - samtools/bam2fq
+    - samtools
   files:
     - path: output/samtools/test_1.fq.gz
       md5sum: 1c84aadcdca10e97be2b5b6ce773f5ed