diff --git a/flexiprep/src/test/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/pipelines/flexiprep/FastqcV0101Test.scala b/flexiprep/src/test/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/pipelines/flexiprep/FastqcV0101Test.scala
index 4cb68fdfc44d5a30c3ed76aabc9570d6f62529f3..01d81fe144bb02f22fee90f9c3c11e1c1f267d29 100644
--- a/flexiprep/src/test/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/pipelines/flexiprep/FastqcV0101Test.scala
+++ b/flexiprep/src/test/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/pipelines/flexiprep/FastqcV0101Test.scala
@@ -73,11 +73,15 @@ class FastqcV0101Test extends TestNGSuite with Matchers {
     fqc.contaminants = Option(resourceFile("fqc_contaminants_v0101.txt"))
     // found adapters also contain the adapters in reverse complement (done within flexiprep/fastqc only)
     val adapters = fqc.foundAdapters
-    // we find 1 adapter which comes with the Reverse Complement counterpart
-    adapters.size shouldBe 2
 
-    adapters.head.name shouldEqual "TruSeq Adapter, Index 1_RC"
-    adapters.head.seq shouldEqual "CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGATCGTGATGTGACTGGAGTTCAGACGTGTGCTCTTCCGATC"
+    if (fqc.enableRCtrimming) {
+      // we find 1 adapter which comes with the Reverse Complement counterpart
+      adapters.size shouldBe 2
+      adapters.head.name shouldEqual "TruSeq Adapter, Index 1_RC"
+      adapters.head.seq shouldEqual "CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGATCGTGATGTGACTGGAGTTCAGACGTGTGCTCTTCCGATC"
+    } else {
+      adapters.size shouldBe 1
+    }
 
     adapters.last.name shouldEqual "TruSeq Adapter, Index 1"
     adapters.last.seq shouldEqual "GATCGGAAGAGCACACGTCTGAACTCCAGTCACATCACGATCTCGTATGCCGTCTTCTGCTTG"