diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fd59f4b6..b7f70e5d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ description: A full list of Bactopia releases and a description of the changes.
 - updated AMRFinder+ database for v3.12.8
 - bump program versions in modules
     - `abritamr`: 1.0.14 -> 1.0.17
+    - `bactopia-assembler`: 1.0.3 -> 1.0.4
     - `bactopia-teton`: 1.0.1 -> 1.0.2
     - `bactopia-variants`: 1.0.1 -> 1.0.2
     - `bakta`: 1.8.2 -> 1.9.3
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ description: A full list of Bactopia releases and a description of the changes.
 - adjust python pinning in gubbins [bioconda/bioconda-recipes#46713](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-recipes/pull/46713)
 - fix issue with sistr container [bioconda/bioconda-recipes#46712](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-recipes/pull/46712)
 - update rgi pinning for pyrodigal [bioconda/bioconda-recipes#46669](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-recipes/pull/46669)
+- pin tabix version in snippy [bioconda/bioconda-recipes#46458](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-recipes/pull/46458)
 
 ## v3.0.0 bactopia/bactopia "Black Cat and Brown Dog" - 2023/09/11
 
diff --git a/modules/local/bactopia/assembler/main.nf b/modules/local/bactopia/assembler/main.nf
index aa22770a..8fc76ad2 100644
--- a/modules/local/bactopia/assembler/main.nf
+++ b/modules/local/bactopia/assembler/main.nf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ RESOURCES      = get_resources(workflow.profile, params.max_memory, params.max_c
 options        = initOptions(params.options ? params.options : [:], 'assembler')
 options.ignore = [".fastq.gz"]
 options.btype  = options.btype ?: "main"
-conda_tools    = "bioconda::bactopia-assembler=1.0.3"
+conda_tools    = "bioconda::bactopia-assembler=1.0.4"
 conda_name     = conda_tools.replace("=", "-").replace(":", "-").replace(" ", "-")
 conda_env      = file("${params.condadir}/${conda_name}").exists() ? "${params.condadir}/${conda_name}" : conda_tools
 
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ process ASSEMBLER {
 
     conda (params.enable_conda ? conda_env : null)
     container "${ workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity' && !params.singularity_pull_docker_container ?
-        'https://depot.galaxyproject.org/singularity/bactopia-assembler:1.0.3--hdfd78af_0' :
-        'quay.io/biocontainers/bactopia-assembler:1.0.3--hdfd78af_0' }"
+        'https://depot.galaxyproject.org/singularity/bactopia-assembler:1.0.4--hdfd78af_0' :
+        'quay.io/biocontainers/bactopia-assembler:1.0.4--hdfd78af_0' }"
 
     input:
     tuple val(meta), path(fq), path(extra)
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ process ASSEMBLER {
             ${options.args2} \\
             --namefmt "${contig_namefmt}" \\
             --cpus ${task.cpus} \\
-            --ram ${shovill_ram}; then
+            --ram ${shovill_ram} \\
+            --noreorient; then
 
             # Check if error is due to no contigs
             if grep "has zero contigs" results/dragonflye.log; then