diff --git a/modules/local/filtlong/main.nf b/modules/local/filtlong/main.nf
index 230521d4..eda013d0 100644
--- a/modules/local/filtlong/main.nf
+++ b/modules/local/filtlong/main.nf
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ process FILTLONG {
     output:
         tuple val(sample), path("${sample}_filtlong.fastq.gz"), emit: reads
     shell:
-        // Filter reads based on length (min 100 bp) and mean quality (min 99%, i.e, a Phred score of 20)
+        // Filter reads based on length (min 100 bp) and mean average base quality (min 90%, i.e, a Phred score of 10)
         '''
         o=!{sample}_filtlong.fastq.gz
         i=!{reads[0]}
         filtlong --min_length 100 --min_mean_q 90 --verbose ${i} | gzip > ${o}
         '''
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}