diff --git a/modules/samtools/bam2fq/main.nf b/modules/samtools/bam2fq/main.nf
index 5d6aa79d..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 \\
-            $inputbam >${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 213c7a2d..4f9472e5 100644
--- a/tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq/test.yml
+++ b/tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq/test.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 - name: samtools bam2fq test_samtools_bam2fq_nosplit
-  command: nextflow run ./tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq -entry test_samtools_bam2fq_nosplit -c ./tests/config/nextflow.config -c ./tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq/nextflow.config
+  command: nextflow run tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq -entry test_samtools_bam2fq_nosplit -c tests/config/nextflow.config
   tags:
     - samtools/bam2fq
     - samtools
   files:
     - path: output/samtools/test_interleaved.fq.gz
-      md5sum: d733e66d29a4b366bf9df8c42f845256
+    - path: output/samtools/versions.yml
+      md5sum: 4973eac1b6a8f090d5fcd4456d65a894
 
 - name: samtools bam2fq test_samtools_bam2fq_withsplit
-  command: nextflow run ./tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq -entry test_samtools_bam2fq_withsplit -c ./tests/config/nextflow.config -c ./tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq/nextflow.config
+  command: nextflow run tests/modules/samtools/bam2fq -entry test_samtools_bam2fq_withsplit -c tests/config/nextflow.config
   tags:
     - samtools/bam2fq
     - samtools
@@ -21,3 +22,5 @@
       md5sum: 709872fc2910431b1e8b7074bfe38c67
     - path: output/samtools/test_singleton.fq.gz
       md5sum: 709872fc2910431b1e8b7074bfe38c67
+    - path: output/samtools/versions.yml
+      md5sum: e92d21bbcda2fed7cb438d95c51edff0