diff --git a/demos/openneuro/Makefile b/demos/openneuro/Makefile
index e03fb257..0b0ba64b 100644
--- a/demos/openneuro/Makefile
+++ b/demos/openneuro/Makefile
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ data_ds000114_verbal: data_ds000114_fmriprep
 	cd inputs && datalad install ///openneuro/ds000114
 	cd inputs/ds000114-fmriprep && datalad get sub-0[1-2]/anat/*MNI*desc-preproc*.nii.gz -J 12
 	cd inputs/ds000114-fmriprep && datalad get sub-0[1-2]/ses-*/func/*MNI*_mask.nii.gz -J 12
-	cd inputs/ds000114-fmriprep && datalad get sub-0[1-2]/ses-*/func/*verb*MNI*desc-preproc*bold.nii.gz -J 12
-	cd inputs/ds000114-fmriprep && datalad get sub-0[1-2]/ses-*/func/*word*MNI*desc-preproc*bold.nii.gz -J 12
+	cd inputs/ds000114-fmriprep && datalad get sub-0[1-2]/ses-*/func/*overt*MNI*desc-preproc*bold.nii.gz -J 12
 
 data_ds000114: data_ds000114_fmriprep
 	mkdir -p inputs
diff --git a/demos/openneuro/ds000114_run.m b/demos/openneuro/ds000114_run.m
index 98c4040a..b174de5c 100644
--- a/demos/openneuro/ds000114_run.m
+++ b/demos/openneuro/ds000114_run.m
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
                           'model-ds000114_desc-testRetestLineBisection_smdl.json');
   case 'verbal'
     task = {'overtverbgeneration', ...
-            'overtwordrepetition', ...
-            'covertverbgeneration'};
+            'overtwordrepetition'};
 
     opt = struct([]);
 
diff --git a/src/batches/stats/setBatchSubjectLevelGLMSpec.m b/src/batches/stats/setBatchSubjectLevelGLMSpec.m
index c6f42a62..835e9263 100644
--- a/src/batches/stats/setBatchSubjectLevelGLMSpec.m
+++ b/src/batches/stats/setBatchSubjectLevelGLMSpec.m
@@ -101,13 +101,15 @@
   spmSess = struct('scans', '', 'onsetsFile', '', 'counfoundMatFile', '');
   spmSessCounter = 1;
 
+  opt_for_query = opt;
+
   for iTask = 1:numel(opt.taskName)
 
-    opt.query.task = opt.taskName{iTask};
+    opt_for_query.query.task = opt_for_query.taskName{iTask};
 
     for iSes = 1:nbSessions
 
-      [runs, nbRuns] = getInfo(BIDS, subLabel, opt, 'Runs', sessions{iSes});
+      [runs, nbRuns] = getInfo(BIDS, subLabel, opt_for_query, 'Runs', sessions{iSes});
 
       for iRun = 1:nbRuns
 
@@ -116,7 +118,11 @@
           logger('INFO', msg, 'options', opt, 'filename', mfilename());
         end
 
-        spmSess(spmSessCounter).scans = getBoldFilenameForFFX(BIDS, opt, subLabel, iSes, iRun);
+        spmSess(spmSessCounter).scans = getBoldFilenameForFFX(BIDS, ...
+                                                              opt_for_query, ...
+                                                              subLabel, ...
+                                                              iSes, ...
+                                                              iRun);
 
         runDuration = getRunDuration(opt, spmSess(spmSessCounter).scans, TR);
 
@@ -131,7 +137,7 @@
 
         % get confounds
         confoundsRegFile = getConfoundsRegressorFilename(BIDS, ...
-                                                         opt, ...
+                                                         opt_for_query, ...
                                                          subLabel, ...
                                                          sessions{iSes}, ...
                                                          runs{iRun});