diff --git a/modules/vsearch/usearchglobal/main.nf b/modules/vsearch/usearchglobal/main.nf
index 804ef223..88d945ea 100644
--- a/modules/vsearch/usearchglobal/main.nf
+++ b/modules/vsearch/usearchglobal/main.nf
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ process VSEARCH_USEARCHGLOBAL {
         'quay.io/biocontainers/vsearch:2.21.1--h95f258a_0' }"
 
     input:
-    val(meta)
-    path(queryfasta)
+    tuple val(meta), path(queryfasta)
     path db
     val idcutoff
     val outoption
diff --git a/tests/modules/vsearch/usearchglobal/main.nf b/tests/modules/vsearch/usearchglobal/main.nf
index f4afec32..90dc3191 100644
--- a/tests/modules/vsearch/usearchglobal/main.nf
+++ b/tests/modules/vsearch/usearchglobal/main.nf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ workflow test_vsearch_usearchglobal {
     idcutoff = 0.985
     outoption = "xcfert"  // Nonsense text to check default case.
     columns = "" 
-    VSEARCH_USEARCHGLOBAL ( [id:'test'], query, db, idcutoff, outoption, columns )
+    VSEARCH_USEARCHGLOBAL ( [[id:'test'], query], db, idcutoff, outoption, columns )
 }
 
 workflow test_vsearch_usearchglobal_userout {
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ workflow test_vsearch_usearchglobal_userout {
     idcutoff = 0.985
     outoption = "userout"
     columns = "query+target+id" 
-    VSEARCH_USEARCHGLOBAL ( [id:'test'], query, db, idcutoff, outoption, columns )
+    VSEARCH_USEARCHGLOBAL ( [[id:'test'], query], db, idcutoff, outoption, columns )
 }