diff --git a/public/gentrap/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/pipelines/gentrap/Gentrap.scala b/public/gentrap/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/pipelines/gentrap/Gentrap.scala
index a48f5408cc9478a96a473485b220d0458594d59d..151f718483093086192c0b24031c5da488d3a486 100644
--- a/public/gentrap/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/pipelines/gentrap/Gentrap.scala
+++ b/public/gentrap/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/pipelines/gentrap/Gentrap.scala
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Gentrap(val root: Configurable) extends QScript with MultiSampleQScript wi
 
   /** Expression measurement modes */
   // see the enumeration below for valid modes
-  var expressionMeasures: List[String] = config("expression_measures", default = Nil)
+  var expressionMeasures: List[String] = config("expression_measures")
 
   /** Strandedness modes */
   var strandProtocol: String = config("strand_protocol")