diff --git a/tests/software/bcftools/main.nf b/tests/software/bcftools/main.nf
index d01cbbf7..fd2b5cf2 100644
--- a/tests/software/bcftools/main.nf
+++ b/tests/software/bcftools/main.nf
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 nextflow.enable.dsl = 2
 
-include { BCFTOOLS_FILTER } from '../../../software/bcftools/filter/main.nf' addParams( options: [:] )
+//keep arg of bcftools_filter, otherwise md5 will change on each execution
+include { BCFTOOLS_FILTER } from '../../../software/bcftools/filter/main.nf' addParams( options: ['args': '--no-version'] )
 include { BCFTOOLS_STATS } from '../../../software/bcftools/stats/main.nf' addParams( options: [:] )
 include { BCFTOOLS_BGZIP } from '../../../software/bcftools/bgzip/main.nf' addParams( options: [:] )
 include { BCFTOOLS_TABIX } from '../../../software/bcftools/tabix/main.nf' addParams( options: [:] )
diff --git a/tests/software/bcftools/test.yml b/tests/software/bcftools/test.yml
index 14d305d9..cac17b55 100644
--- a/tests/software/bcftools/test.yml
+++ b/tests/software/bcftools/test.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     - bcftools_filter
   files:
     - path: output/bcftools/test.vcf.gz
-      md5sum: b994e60162fd97c118ddd45b08018d98
+      md5sum: 16947ce72a127938d881113a1e6e696b
 
 - name: Run bcftools stats test workflow
   command: nextflow run ./tests/software/bcftools/ -profile docker -entry test_bcftools_stats -c tests/config/nextflow.config