diff --git a/cutadapt.wdl b/cutadapt.wdl
index e89531b1decdf1e35ed3a34529b42e92ee409b27..0df1ced44f253b904586c7a89b7dc61436181551 100644
--- a/cutadapt.wdl
+++ b/cutadapt.wdl
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ task Cutadapt {
         String? reportPath
     }
 
-    String read2outputarg = if (defined(read2output)) then "mkdir -p $(dirname " + read2output + ")" else ""
+    String read2outputArg = if (defined(read2output)) then "mkdir -p $(dirname " + read2output + ")" else ""
 
     command {
         set -e -o pipefail
         ~{"mkdir -p $(dirname " + read1output + ")"}
-        ~{read2outputarg}
+        ~{read2outputArg}
         ~{"mkdir -p $(dirname " + reportPath + ")"}
         ~{preCommand}
         cutadapt \