diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index f7e11c7..6864782 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ params {
     // TODO nf-core: Specify your pipeline's command line flags
     // Input options
     input                      = null
-    outdir                     = "${params.outdir}"
+    outdir                     = null
     tracedir                   = "${params.outdir}/pipeline_info/"
 
     // MultiQC options