diff --git a/conf/modules.config b/conf/modules.config
index c70baf1d..60c681e1 100644
--- a/conf/modules.config
+++ b/conf/modules.config
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ process {
         publishDir = [
             path: { "${params.outdir}/QC_longreads/samtools/fastq" },
             mode: params.publish_dir_mode,
-            pattern: '*.fastq.gz',
+            pattern: '*_other.fastq.gz',
             enabled: params.save_hostremoved_reads
         ]
     }