diff --git a/nextflow/modules/autometa.nf b/nextflow/modules/autometa.nf
index 25d264388..7aa82cb5c 100644
--- a/nextflow/modules/autometa.nf
+++ b/nextflow/modules/autometa.nf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ nextflow.enable.dsl = 2
 
 include { LENGTH_FILTER } from './autometa_core/utilities/process/metagenome_length_filter.nf'
 include { ANALYZE_KMERS } from './autometa_core/utilities/process/analyze_kmers.nf'
-include { KMER_COVERAGE } from './autometa_core/utilities/process/kmer_coverage.nf'
+include { SPADES_KMER_COVERAGE } from './autometa_core/utilities/process/kmer_coverage.nf'
 include { PRODIGAL_ORFS } from './autometa_core/utilities/process/orf_calling.nf'
 include { MARKERS } from './autometa_core/utilities/process/markers.nf'
 include { TAXON_ASSIGNMENT } from './contig_split_by_taxonomy/taxonomy_workflow.nf'
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ workflow AUTOMETA {
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // contig k-mer coverage vs. contig read coverage
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    
-    KMER_COVERAGE(LENGTH_FILTER.out.fasta)
+    SPADES_KMER_COVERAGE(LENGTH_FILTER.out.fasta)
     
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Run Prodigal to obtain open reading frames
diff --git a/nextflow/modules/autometa_core/utilities/process/kmer_coverage.nf b/nextflow/modules/autometa_core/utilities/process/kmer_coverage.nf
index aa54c77eb..53415f983 100644
--- a/nextflow/modules/autometa_core/utilities/process/kmer_coverage.nf
+++ b/nextflow/modules/autometa_core/utilities/process/kmer_coverage.nf
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nextflow
 nextflow.enable.dsl=2
 
-process KMER_COVERAGE {
-  tag "Retrieving k-mer coverage from ${metagenome.simpleName} headers"
-  label "python_cpus"
+process SPADES_KMER_COVERAGE {
+  tag "Calculating k-mer coverage for ${metagenome.simpleName}"
   
   publishDir params.interim_dir, pattern: "${metagenome.simpleName}.coverages.tsv"
 
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ process KMER_COVERAGE {
   """
   autometa-coverage \
     --assembly $metagenome \
-    --cpus ${task.cpus} \
     --from-spades \
     --out ${metagenome.simpleName}.coverages.tsv
   """