diff --git a/software/ivar/consensus/main.nf b/software/ivar/consensus/main.nf
index 54ea8f8a..bf326205 100644
--- a/software/ivar/consensus/main.nf
+++ b/software/ivar/consensus/main.nf
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ process IVAR_CONSENSUS {
         -aa -A -d 0 -Q 0 \\
         $options.args2 \\
         $bam | \\
-        tee ${prefix}_mpileup.txt | \\
+        $save_mpileup \\
         ivar consensus \\
         $options.args \\
         -p $prefix