diff --git a/subworkflows/local/bakta_dbdownload_run.nf b/subworkflows/local/bakta_dbdownload_run.nf
index 675adcb..6822ba6 100644
--- a/subworkflows/local/bakta_dbdownload_run.nf
+++ b/subworkflows/local/bakta_dbdownload_run.nf
@@ -43,9 +43,14 @@ workflow BAKTA_DBDOWNLOAD_RUN {
     //
     // MODULE: BAKTA, gene annotation
     //
+    // Setup input channel for Bakta process
+    ch_fasta
+        .combine(ch_baktadb)
+        .set{ ch_to_bakta }
+    ch_to_bakta.view()
     BAKTA_BAKTA (
-        ch_fasta,
-        ch_baktadb,
+        ch_to_bakta.map{ meta, fasta, bakta_db -> [meta, fasta] },
+        ch_to_bakta.map{ meta, fasta, bakta_db -> bakta_db },
         [],
         []
     )