diff --git a/subworkflows/local/shortread_preprocessing.nf b/subworkflows/local/shortread_preprocessing.nf
index 6e14423..d381d34 100644
--- a/subworkflows/local/shortread_preprocessing.nf
+++ b/subworkflows/local/shortread_preprocessing.nf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ workflow SHORTREAD_PREPROCESSING {
         ch_versions        =  ch_versions.mix( SHORTREAD_FASTP.out.versions )
         ch_multiqc_files   =  ch_multiqc_files.mix( SHORTREAD_FASTP.out.mqc )
     } else if ( params.shortread_qc_tool == "adapterremoval" ) {
-        ch_processed_reads = SHORTREAD_ADAPTERREMOVAL ( reads ).reads
+        ch_processed_reads = SHORTREAD_ADAPTERREMOVAL ( reads, adapterlist ).reads
         ch_versions        = ch_versions.mix( SHORTREAD_ADAPTERREMOVAL.out.versions )
         ch_multiqc_files   = ch_multiqc_files.mix( SHORTREAD_ADAPTERREMOVAL.out.mqc )
     } else {