diff --git a/tasks/quality_control/task_qc_check_phb.wdl b/tasks/quality_control/task_qc_check_phb.wdl
index 9acfee08b..66fbb3df9 100644
--- a/tasks/quality_control/task_qc_check_phb.wdl
+++ b/tasks/quality_control/task_qc_check_phb.wdl
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ task qc_check_phb_waphl {
         if "~{est_coverage_raw}" and qc_check == "PASS":
             if float("~{est_coverage_raw}") < float(qc_check_df.loc["~{predicted_taxon}", "est_coverage_raw"]):
                 qc_check = "FAIL"
+                
         if "~{number_N}" and "~{number_Total}" and qc_check == "PASS":
             perc_N = int("~{number_N}")/int("~{number_Total}")
             if perc_N >= float(qc_check_df.loc["~{predicted_taxon}", "perc_N"]):