diff --git a/biopet/sampleconfig.wdl b/biopet/sampleconfig.wdl
index 9c15252da92124474bb5bb6c1611090ebe895ff1..321b77c78759da1a1c8c17f6582ab497fc04de28 100644
--- a/biopet/sampleconfig.wdl
+++ b/biopet/sampleconfig.wdl
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ task CaseControl {
         ~{preCommand}
         mkdir -p $(dirname ~{outputPath})
         ~{toolCommand} CaseControl \
-        -i ~{sep="-i " inputFiles} \
-        -s ~{sep="-s " sampleConfigs} \
+        -i ~{sep=" -i " inputFiles} \
+        -s ~{sep=" -s " sampleConfigs} \
         ~{"-o " + outputPath} \
         ~{"--controlTag " + controlTag}
     }