diff --git a/modules.json b/modules.json
index 1d40748..faa267d 100644
--- a/modules.json
+++ b/modules.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                 "git_sha": "e745e167c1020928ef20ea1397b6b4d230681b4d"
             },
             "motus/profile": {
-                "git_sha": "6b960f0e75bbb4d5bd301cd3875fa078d0eab4d1"
+                "git_sha": "b6ed584443ad68ac41e6975994139454a4f23c18"
             },
             "multiqc": {
                 "git_sha": "e745e167c1020928ef20ea1397b6b4d230681b4d"
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/modules/motus/profile/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/modules/motus/profile/main.nf
index 6a1acd3..bd7a127 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/modules/motus/profile/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/modules/motus/profile/main.nf
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ process MOTUS_PROFILE {
     tuple val(meta), path("*.out"), emit: out
     tuple val(meta), path("*.bam"), optional: true, emit: bam
     tuple val(meta), path("*.mgc"), optional: true, emit: mgc
+    tuple val(meta), path("*.log")                , emit: log
     path "versions.yml"           , emit: versions
 
     when:
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ process MOTUS_PROFILE {
         $refdb \\
         -t $task.cpus \\
         -n $prefix \\
-        -o ${prefix}.out
+        -o ${prefix}.out \\
+        2> ${prefix}.log
 
     ## mOTUs version number is not available from command line.
     ## mOTUs save the version number in index database folder.
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ process MOTUS_PROFILE {
     fi
     cat <<-END_VERSIONS > versions.yml
     "${task.process}":
-        mOTUs: \$VERSION
+        motus: \$VERSION
     END_VERSIONS
     """
 }
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/modules/motus/profile/meta.yml b/modules/nf-core/modules/motus/profile/meta.yml
index 19803bd..3c3b660 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/modules/motus/profile/meta.yml
+++ b/modules/nf-core/modules/motus/profile/meta.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ output:
       type: file
       description: Optional intermediate mgc read count table file saved with `-M`.
       pattern: "*.{mgc}"
+  - log:
+      type: file
+      description: Standard error logging file containing summary statistics
+      pattern: "*.log"
 
 authors:
   - "@jianhong"
diff --git a/subworkflows/local/profiling.nf b/subworkflows/local/profiling.nf
index 60963c9..0de726b 100644
--- a/subworkflows/local/profiling.nf
+++ b/subworkflows/local/profiling.nf
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ workflow PROFILING {
         MOTUS_PROFILE ( ch_input_for_motus.reads, ch_input_for_motus.db )
         ch_versions        = ch_versions.mix( MOTUS_PROFILE.out.versions.first() )
         ch_raw_profiles    = ch_raw_profiles.mix( MOTUS_PROFILE.out.out )
+        ch_multiqc_files   = ch_multiqc_files.mix( MOTUS_PROFILE.out.log )
 
     }