diff --git a/rules/rulesNew.smk b/rules/rulesNew.smk
index def377c9bd192ea1440982c289a5f3eb9faea509..5f33143071b446c4fa5ad2fb110e9b41fe0e66e8 100644
--- a/rules/rulesNew.smk
+++ b/rules/rulesNew.smk
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ rule meryl_R1:
 	shell:
 		"""
 		export OMP_NUM_THREADS={threads}
-		(meryl count k={params.kmer} threads={threads} {input.read1} output {output}) &> {log}
+		({params.script} count k={params.kmer} threads={threads} {input.read1} output {output}) &> {log}
 		"""
 
 rule meryl_R2:
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ rule meryl_R2:
 	shell:
 		"""
 		export OMP_NUM_THREADS={threads}
-		(meryl count k={params.kmer} threads={threads} {input.read2} output {output}) &> {log}
+		({params.script} count k={params.kmer} threads={threads} {input.read2} output {output}) &> {log}
 		"""
 
 rule meryl:
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ rule meryl:
 	shell:
 		"""
 		export OMP_NUM_THREADS={threads}
-		(meryl union-sum {input.read1} {input.read2} threads={threads} output {output}) &> {log}
+		({params.script} union-sum {input.read1} {input.read2} threads={threads} output {output}) &> {log}
 		"""