diff --git a/covidmvp_wastewater_params.yaml b/covidmvp_wastewater_params.yaml
index e5f7e87..9d9e59f 100644
--- a/covidmvp_wastewater_params.yaml
+++ b/covidmvp_wastewater_params.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ gene_alias: "assets/virus_genomeAnnotation/NC_045512.2/NC_045512.2_key.json"
 mode: "wastewater"
 input: "test_data/sars-cov-2/wastewater/samplesheet.csv"
 wastewater: true
+skip_dehosting: true
 skip_postprocessing: false
 skip_posting: true
 outdir: "results/covidmvp/wastewater"