diff --git a/software/bcftools/stats/meta.yml b/software/bcftools/stats/meta.yml
index fd8319e6..24ee2e36 100644
--- a/software/bcftools/stats/meta.yml
+++ b/software/bcftools/stats/meta.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ output:
     - stats:
         type: file
         description: Text output file containing stats
-        pattern: "*.{txt}"
+        pattern: "*.{stats.txt}"
     - version:
         type: file
         description: File containing software version