diff --git a/modules/local/initial_submission/main_genbank.nf b/modules/local/initial_submission/main_genbank.nf
index 9b9f4bac..06622f0d 100644
--- a/modules/local/initial_submission/main_genbank.nf
+++ b/modules/local/initial_submission/main_genbank.nf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ process SUBMISSION_GENBANK {
         'cdcgov/seqsender-dev' : 'cdcgov/seqsender-dev' }"
 
     input:
-    tuple val(meta), path(validated_meta_path), path(fasta_path), path(fastq_1), path(fastq_2), path(annotations_path)
+    tuple val(meta), path(validated_meta_path), path(fasta_path), val(fastq_1), val(fastq_2), path(annotations_path)
     path submission_config
 
     // define the command line arguments based on the value of params.submission_test_or_prod, params.send_submission_email
diff --git a/modules/local/initial_submission/main_sra.nf b/modules/local/initial_submission/main_sra.nf
index e2079929..89d22e6d 100644
--- a/modules/local/initial_submission/main_sra.nf
+++ b/modules/local/initial_submission/main_sra.nf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ process SUBMISSION_SRA {
         'cdcgov/seqsender-dev' : 'cdcgov/seqsender-dev'  }"
 
     input:
-    tuple val(meta), path(validated_meta_path), path(fasta_path), path(fastq_1), path(fastq_2)
+    tuple val(meta), path(validated_meta_path), val(fasta_path), path(fastq_1), path(fastq_2)
     path submission_config
 
     // define the command line arguments based on the value of params.submission_test_or_prod