diff --git a/modules/samtools/fastq/meta.yml b/modules/samtools/fastq/meta.yml
index 91fd476d..8ea78f47 100644
--- a/modules/samtools/fastq/meta.yml
+++ b/modules/samtools/fastq/meta.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ output:
         description: |
             Groovy Map containing sample information
             e.g. [ id:'test', single_end:false ]
-    - fasta:
+    - fastq:
         type: file
         description: compressed FASTQ file
         pattern: "*.fastq.gz"