diff --git a/src/fasta_sampler.nf b/src/fasta_sampler.nf
index bef1766fcc6e459fb82b9543d27654beb442afce..23a892981c630c6dc3a00355e6ba7185eed86132 100644
--- a/src/fasta_sampler.nf
+++ b/src/fasta_sampler.nf
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ 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
 """
 }