diff --git a/subworkflows/local/input_check.nf b/subworkflows/local/input_check.nf
index 004062c6bc362449dc23b61ce08bbddcfbde144b..3e230f4378fd4d2c98ba1785cf9bea137862f214 100644
--- a/subworkflows/local/input_check.nf
+++ b/subworkflows/local/input_check.nf
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def setMetaChunk(row){
   def map = []
   row[1].eachWithIndex() { file,i ->
     meta = row[0].clone()
-    meta.chunks = i
+    meta.chunk = i
     map += [meta, file]
   }
   return map