diff --git a/modules/nf-core/hicap/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/hicap/main.nf
index 84594cac9368..ded6564cb80d 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/hicap/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/hicap/main.nf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ process HICAP {
     tuple val(meta), path("*.gbk"), emit: gbk, optional: true
     tuple val(meta), path("*.svg"), emit: svg, optional: true
     tuple val(meta), path("*.tsv"), emit: tsv, optional: true
-    tuple val("${task.process}"), val('hicap'), eval('hicap --version 2>&1 | sed \'s/^.*hicap //\''), emit: versions_hicap, topic: versions
+    tuple val("${task.process}"), val('hicap'), eval("hicap --version 2>&1 | sed 's/^.*hicap //'"), emit: versions_hicap, topic: versions
 
     when:
     task.ext.when == null || task.ext.when
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ process HICAP {
     def is_compressed = fasta.getName().endsWith(".gz") ? true : false
     def fasta_name = fasta.getName().replace(".gz", "")
     """
-    if [ "$is_compressed" == "true" ]; then
-        gzip -c -d $fasta > $fasta_name
+    if [ "${is_compressed}" == "true" ]; then
+        gzip -c -d $fasta > ${fasta_name}
     fi
     hicap \\
-        --query_fp $fasta_name \\
-        $database_args \\
-        $model_args \\
-        $args \\
-        --threads $task.cpus \\
+        --query_fp ${fasta_name} \\
+        ${database_args} \\
+        ${model_args} \\
+        ${args} \\
+        --threads ${task.cpus} \\
         -o ./
     """
 
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/hicap/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/nf-core/hicap/tests/main.nf.test
index 15df17578eda..30f6eea6f385 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/hicap/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/nf-core/hicap/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ nextflow_process {
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = [
-                    [ id:'test', single_end:false ],
+                    [ id:'test' ],
                     file(params.modules_testdata_base_path + 'genomics/prokaryotes/haemophilus_influenzae/genome/genome.fna.gz', checkIfExists: true)
                 ]
                 input[1] = []
                 input[2] = []
-
                 """
             }
         }
@@ -27,13 +26,7 @@ nextflow_process {
         then {
             assertAll(
                 { assert process.success },
-                { assert snapshot(
-                    file(process.out.gbk[0][1]).readLines()[3..7],
-                    file(process.out.svg[0][1]).readLines()[3..7],
-                    process.out.tsv,
-                    process.out.findAll { key, val -> key.startsWith('versions') }
-                    ).match()
-                }
+                { assert snapshot(sanitizeOutput(process.out)).match() }
             )
         }
     }
@@ -45,12 +38,11 @@ nextflow_process {
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = [
-                    [ id:'test', single_end:false ],
+                    [ id:'test' ],
                     file(params.modules_testdata_base_path + 'genomics/prokaryotes/haemophilus_influenzae/genome/genome.fna.gz', checkIfExists: true)
                 ]
                 input[1] = []
                 input[2] = []
-
                 """
             }
         }
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/hicap/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/nf-core/hicap/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index 018522402696..a812a1634a94 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/hicap/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/nf-core/hicap/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -1,73 +1,29 @@
 {
     "test-hicap": {
-        "content": [
-            [
-                "VERSION     <unknown",
-                "KEYWORDS    .",
-                "SOURCE      .",
-                "  ORGANISM  .",
-                "            ."
-            ],
-            [
-                "\t<ns0:clipPath id=\"clip\">",
-                "\t\t<ns0:rect height=\"150\" width=\"1800\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" />",
-                "\t</ns0:clipPath>",
-                "\t<ns0:g id=\"group\" style=\"clip-path: url(#clip)\" transform=\"scale(1,-1) translate(0,-150)\">",
-                "\t\t<ns0:g transform=\"\">"
-            ],
-            [
-                [
-                    {
-                        "id": "test",
-                        "single_end": false
-                    },
-                    "genome.tsv:md5,cd148cbec8c707e9c732c417a0e93d3b"
-                ]
-            ],
-            {
-                "versions_hicap": [
-                    [
-                        "HICAP",
-                        "hicap",
-                        "1.0.3"
-                    ]
-                ]
-            }
-        ],
-        "timestamp": "2026-05-18T22:23:36.468425818",
-        "meta": {
-            "nf-test": "0.9.5",
-            "nextflow": "25.10.2"
-        }
-    },
-    "test-hicap - stub": {
         "content": [
             {
                 "gbk": [
                     [
                         {
-                            "id": "test",
-                            "single_end": false
+                            "id": "test"
                         },
-                        "genome.gbk:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
+                        "genome.gbk:md5,562d026956903354ac80721f501335d4"
                     ]
                 ],
                 "svg": [
                     [
                         {
-                            "id": "test",
-                            "single_end": false
+                            "id": "test"
                         },
-                        "genome.svg:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
+                        "genome.svg:md5,4fb94871dd0fdd8b4496049668176631"
                     ]
                 ],
                 "tsv": [
                     [
                         {
-                            "id": "test",
-                            "single_end": false
+                            "id": "test"
                         },
-                        "genome.tsv:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
+                        "genome.tsv:md5,cd148cbec8c707e9c732c417a0e93d3b"
                     ]
                 ],
                 "versions_hicap": [
@@ -79,50 +35,19 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2026-05-18T22:23:41.930816628",
+        "timestamp": "2026-05-19T17:33:39.043348035",
         "meta": {
             "nf-test": "0.9.5",
-            "nextflow": "25.10.2"
+            "nextflow": "26.04.0"
         }
     },
-    "test-hicap-stub": {
+    "test-hicap - stub": {
         "content": [
             {
-                "0": [
-                    [
-                        {
-                            "id": "test",
-                            "single_end": false
-                        },
-                        "genome.gbk:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
-                    ]
-                ],
-                "1": [
-                    [
-                        {
-                            "id": "test",
-                            "single_end": false
-                        },
-                        "genome.svg:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
-                    ]
-                ],
-                "2": [
-                    [
-                        {
-                            "id": "test",
-                            "single_end": false
-                        },
-                        "genome.tsv:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
-                    ]
-                ],
-                "3": [
-                    "versions.yml:md5,8f155331d348220ce0f7d6467340608a"
-                ],
                 "gbk": [
                     [
                         {
-                            "id": "test",
-                            "single_end": false
+                            "id": "test"
                         },
                         "genome.gbk:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
                     ]
@@ -130,8 +55,7 @@
                 "svg": [
                     [
                         {
-                            "id": "test",
-                            "single_end": false
+                            "id": "test"
                         },
                         "genome.svg:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
                     ]
@@ -139,21 +63,24 @@
                 "tsv": [
                     [
                         {
-                            "id": "test",
-                            "single_end": false
+                            "id": "test"
                         },
                         "genome.tsv:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
                     ]
                 ],
-                "versions": [
-                    "versions.yml:md5,8f155331d348220ce0f7d6467340608a"
+                "versions_hicap": [
+                    [
+                        "HICAP",
+                        "hicap",
+                        "1.0.3"
+                    ]
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-08-30T19:25:16.144267",
+        "timestamp": "2026-05-19T17:33:47.557759254",
         "meta": {
-            "nf-test": "0.9.0",
-            "nextflow": "24.04.4"
+            "nf-test": "0.9.5",
+            "nextflow": "26.04.0"
         }
     }
-}
+}
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