diff --git a/src/fasta_sampler.nf b/src/fasta_sampler.nf
index 9dfcb12846fe443bce5d3897842b5ab3404525fb..31787d4f05ba9763b0cff2a08af8205973c9d6a6 100644
--- a/src/fasta_sampler.nf
+++ b/src/fasta_sampler.nf
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ 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
 """
-}
+