diff --git a/subworkflows/local/longread_preprocessing.nf b/subworkflows/local/longread_preprocessing.nf
index 27e5e37..ccdbeb2 100644
--- a/subworkflows/local/longread_preprocessing.nf
+++ b/subworkflows/local/longread_preprocessing.nf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ workflow LONGREAD_PREPROCESSING {
 
     main:
     ch_versions      = Channel.empty()
-    ch_multiqc_files = Channel.empty()
+     = Channel.empty()
 
     if ( params.longread_qc_run_clip && !params.longread_qc_run_filter ) {
         PORECHOP ( reads )
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ workflow LONGREAD_PREPROCESSING {
 
         ch_processed_reads = FILTLONG ( reads.map{ meta, reads -> [meta, [], reads ]} )
         ch_versions = ch_versions.mix(FILTLONG.out.versions.first())
+        ch_multiqc_files = .mix( FILTLONG.out.log.collect{it[1]}.ifEmpty([]))
 
     } else {
         PORECHOP ( reads )
@@ -45,16 +46,16 @@ workflow LONGREAD_PREPROCESSING {
 
         ch_versions = ch_versions.mix(PORECHOP.out.versions.first())
         ch_versions = ch_versions.mix(FILTLONG.out.versions.first())
+        ch_multiqc_files = ch_multiqc_files.mix( FILTLONG.out.log.collect{it[1]}.ifEmpty([]))
 
     }
 
     FASTQC_PROCESSED ( ch_processed_reads )
-    ch_multiqc_files = ch_multiqc_files.mix( FASTQC_PROCESSED.out.zip )
-    ch_multiqc_files = ch_multiqc_files.mix( FILTLONG.out.log.collect{it[1]}.ifEmpty([])) 
+     = .mix( FASTQC_PROCESSED.out.zip )
 
     emit:
     reads    = ch_processed_reads   // channel: [ val(meta), [ reads ] ]
     versions = ch_versions          // channel: [ versions.yml ]
-    mqc      = ch_multiqc_files
+    mqc      =
 }