diff --git a/modules/bwa/aln/main.nf b/modules/bwa/aln/main.nf
index d9c2ba13..59f1396c 100644
--- a/modules/bwa/aln/main.nf
+++ b/modules/bwa/aln/main.nf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ process BWA_ALN {
     path index
 
     output:
-    tuple val(meta), path(reads), path("*.sai"), emit: sai
+    tuple val(meta), path("*.sai"), emit: sai
     path "*.version.txt"                       , emit: version
 
     script:
diff --git a/modules/bwa/aln/meta.yml b/modules/bwa/aln/meta.yml
index eac1f509..4f81588d 100644
--- a/modules/bwa/aln/meta.yml
+++ b/modules/bwa/aln/meta.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ output:
       pattern: "*.{version.txt}"
   - sai:
       type: file
-      description: SA coordinate file
+      description: Single or paired SA coordinate files
       pattern: "*.sai"
 
 authors: