diff --git a/workflows/transcriptomics/rnaseq-pe/rnaseq-pe-tests.yml b/workflows/transcriptomics/rnaseq-pe/rnaseq-pe-tests.yml
index fe6e26aa3..d52fa6f64 100644
--- a/workflows/transcriptomics/rnaseq-pe/rnaseq-pe-tests.yml
+++ b/workflows/transcriptomics/rnaseq-pe/rnaseq-pe-tests.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
     MultiQC stats:
       asserts:
         - that: "has_text_matching"
-            expression: "SRR5085167\t0.10[0-9]*\t16.16[0-9]*\t43.61[0-9]*\t0.33[0-9]*\t0.31[0-9]*\t93.43\t0.11[0-9]*\t34.13\t0.19[0-9]*\t44.15[0-9]*\t\t\t\t\t\t"
+          expression: "SRR5085167\t0.10[0-9]*\t16.16[0-9]*\t43.61[0-9]*\t0.33[0-9]*\t0.31[0-9]*\t93.43\t0.11[0-9]*\t34.13\t0.19[0-9]*\t44.15[0-9]*\t\t\t\t\t\t"
         - that: "has_text_matching"
-            expression: "SRR5085167_forward\t*36.33[0-9]*\t46.0\t75.0\t75\t27.27[0-9]*\t0.39[0-9]*"
+          expression: "SRR5085167_forward\t*36.33[0-9]*\t46.0\t75.0\t75\t27.27[0-9]*\t0.39[0-9]*"
         - that: "has_text_matching"
-            expression: "SRR5085167_reverse\t*35.31[0-9]*\t46.0\t75.0\t75\t45.45[0-9]*\t0.39[0-9]*"
+          expression: "SRR5085167_reverse\t*35.31[0-9]*\t46.0\t75.0\t75\t45.45[0-9]*\t0.39[0-9]*"
     Stranded Coverage:
       element_tests:
         SRR5085167_forward: