diff --git a/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/adaptor_removal_paired.config b/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/adaptor_removal_paired.config
index 02b23b5526e1e42e9e44c6171075f7519fd4f0cf..ea069fd8c3e413f1bc28bad77b6d427b1f41e29f 100644
--- a/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/adaptor_removal_paired.config
+++ b/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/adaptor_removal_paired.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ profiles {
     docker.enabled = true
     process {
       withName: adaptor_removal {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         cpus = 1
       }
     }
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.cacheDir = "./bin/"
     process {
       withName: adaptor_removal {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         cpus = 1
       }
     }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.runOptions = "--bind /Xnfs,/scratch"
     process{
       withName: adaptor_removal {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         executor = "sge"
         clusterOptions = "-cwd -V"
         cpus = 1
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.runOptions = "--bind /pbs,/sps,/scratch"
     process{
       withName: adaptor_removal {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         scratch = true
         stageInMode = "copy"
         stageOutMode = "rsync"
diff --git a/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/adaptor_removal_single.config b/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/adaptor_removal_single.config
index 02b23b5526e1e42e9e44c6171075f7519fd4f0cf..ea069fd8c3e413f1bc28bad77b6d427b1f41e29f 100644
--- a/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/adaptor_removal_single.config
+++ b/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/adaptor_removal_single.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ profiles {
     docker.enabled = true
     process {
       withName: adaptor_removal {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         cpus = 1
       }
     }
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.cacheDir = "./bin/"
     process {
       withName: adaptor_removal {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         cpus = 1
       }
     }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.runOptions = "--bind /Xnfs,/scratch"
     process{
       withName: adaptor_removal {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         executor = "sge"
         clusterOptions = "-cwd -V"
         cpus = 1
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.runOptions = "--bind /pbs,/sps,/scratch"
     process{
       withName: adaptor_removal {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         scratch = true
         stageInMode = "copy"
         stageOutMode = "rsync"
diff --git a/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/trimming_paired.config b/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/trimming_paired.config
index 839bce094e92762fe98094881310b319bc445c8e..d69a7021effe93ae0c3ede2c8b2f9adc05362025 100644
--- a/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/trimming_paired.config
+++ b/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/trimming_paired.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ profiles {
     docker.enabled = true
     process {
       withName: trimming {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         cpus = 1
       }
     }
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.cacheDir = "./bin/"
     process {
       withName: trimming {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         cpus = 1
       }
     }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.runOptions = "--bind /Xnfs,/scratch"
     process{
       withName: trimming {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         executor = "sge"
         clusterOptions = "-cwd -V"
         cpus = 1
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.runOptions = "--bind /pbs,/sps,/scratch"
     process{
       withName: trimming {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         scratch = true
         stageInMode = "copy"
         stageOutMode = "rsync"
diff --git a/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/trimming_single.config b/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/trimming_single.config
index 839bce094e92762fe98094881310b319bc445c8e..d69a7021effe93ae0c3ede2c8b2f9adc05362025 100644
--- a/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/trimming_single.config
+++ b/src/nf_modules/cutadapt/trimming_single.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ profiles {
     docker.enabled = true
     process {
       withName: trimming {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         cpus = 1
       }
     }
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.cacheDir = "./bin/"
     process {
       withName: trimming {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         cpus = 1
       }
     }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.runOptions = "--bind /Xnfs,/scratch"
     process{
       withName: trimming {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         executor = "sge"
         clusterOptions = "-cwd -V"
         cpus = 1
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ profiles {
     singularity.runOptions = "--bind /pbs,/sps,/scratch"
     process{
       withName: trimming {
-        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.4"
+        container = "lbmc/cutadapt:2.1"
         scratch = true
         stageInMode = "copy"
         stageOutMode = "rsync"