diff --git a/modules/nf-core/mitohifi/findmitoreference/environment.yml b/modules/nf-core/mitohifi/findmitoreference/environment.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5aafa1a1001..00000000000
--- a/modules/nf-core/mitohifi/findmitoreference/environment.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-name: mitohifi_findmitoreference
-channels:
-  - conda-forge
-  - bioconda
-  - defaults
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/mitohifi/findmitoreference/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/mitohifi/findmitoreference/main.nf
index 97c9a28f8bc..0c620fa20b5 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/mitohifi/findmitoreference/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/mitohifi/findmitoreference/main.nf
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 process MITOHIFI_FINDMITOREFERENCE {
     tag "$species"
-    label 'process_low'
+    label 'process_single'
 
     // Docker image available at the project github repository
     container 'ghcr.io/marcelauliano/mitohifi:master'
 
     input:
-    val species
+    tuple val(meta), val(species)
 
     output:
-    path "*.fasta",                 emit: fasta
-    path "*.gb",                    emit: gb
-    path "versions.yml",            emit: versions
+    tuple val(meta), path("*.fasta"), emit: fasta
+    tuple val(meta), path("*.gb")   , emit: gb
+    path "versions.yml"             , emit: versions
 
     when:
     task.ext.when == null || task.ext.when
diff --git a/tests/modules/nf-core/mitohifi/findmitoreference/main.nf b/tests/modules/nf-core/mitohifi/findmitoreference/main.nf
index 0f95b2adbb7..3831d387cc9 100644
--- a/tests/modules/nf-core/mitohifi/findmitoreference/main.nf
+++ b/tests/modules/nf-core/mitohifi/findmitoreference/main.nf
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ include { MITOHIFI_FINDMITOREFERENCE } from '../../../../../modules/nf-core/mito
 
 workflow test_mitohifi_findmitoreference {
 
-    species = "Phalera flavescens"
+    input = [
+        [ id:'test' ],       // meta map
+        "Phalera flavescens" // species
+    ]
 
-    MITOHIFI_FINDMITOREFERENCE ( species )
+    MITOHIFI_FINDMITOREFERENCE ( input )
 }