diff --git a/src/fasta_sampler.nf b/src/fasta_sampler.nf
index e3d652056d26bb95ec563dc675271fa129e25618..16ea095971b47431a110342ece637b8c31c09f01 100644
--- a/src/fasta_sampler.nf
+++ b/src/fasta_sampler.nf
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ process sample_fasta {
 file fasta from fasta_file
 
   output:
-file "sample.fasta" into fasta_sample
+file "*_sample.fasta" into fasta_sample
 
   script:
 """
-head ${fasta} > sample.fasta
+head ${fasta} > ${fasta.baseName}_sample.fasta
 """
+
 }