diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa465e78..588bc318 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Special thanks to the following for their contributions to the release:
 - [Alexander Blaessle](https://github.com/alexblaessle)
 - [Lukas Forer](https://github.com/lukfor)
 - [Maxime Garcia](https://github.com/maxulysse)
+- [Sateesh Peri](https://github.com/sateeshperi)
 - [Sebastian Uhrig](https://github.com/suhrig)
 
 Thank you to everyone else that has contributed by reporting bugs, enhancements or in any other way, shape or form.
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ Thank you to everyone else that has contributed by reporting bugs, enhancements
 - [PR #290](https://github.com/nf-core/fetchngs/pull/290) - Remove mentions of deprecated Synapse functionality in pipeline
 - [PR #294](https://github.com/nf-core/fetchngs/pull/294) - Replace mermaid diagram with subway map
 - [PR #295](https://github.com/nf-core/fetchngs/pull/295) - Be less stringent with test expectations for CI
+- [PR #296](https://github.com/nf-core/fetchngs/pull/296) - Remove params.outdir from tests where required and update snapshots
 
 ### Software dependencies
 
diff --git a/modules.json b/modules.json
index 71a3e25c..93f4553b 100644
--- a/modules.json
+++ b/modules.json
@@ -7,23 +7,23 @@
                 "nf-core": {
                     "custom/sratoolsncbisettings": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "3aa09ac8899d7735cb5bc004da0ef5f35f9a7901",
+                        "git_sha": "5caf7640a9ef1d18d765d55339be751bb0969dfa",
                         "installed_by": ["fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools"]
                     },
                     "sratools/fasterqdump": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "e719354ba77df0a1bd310836aa2039b45c29d620",
+                        "git_sha": "5caf7640a9ef1d18d765d55339be751bb0969dfa",
                         "installed_by": ["fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools"],
                         "patch": "modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/sratools-fasterqdump.diff"
                     },
                     "sratools/prefetch": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "e719354ba77df0a1bd310836aa2039b45c29d620",
+                        "git_sha": "5caf7640a9ef1d18d765d55339be751bb0969dfa",
                         "installed_by": ["fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools"]
                     },
                     "untar": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "e719354ba77df0a1bd310836aa2039b45c29d620",
+                        "git_sha": "5caf7640a9ef1d18d765d55339be751bb0969dfa",
                         "installed_by": ["modules"]
                     }
                 }
@@ -32,22 +32,22 @@
                 "nf-core": {
                     "fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "3aa09ac8899d7735cb5bc004da0ef5f35f9a7901",
+                        "git_sha": "5caf7640a9ef1d18d765d55339be751bb0969dfa",
                         "installed_by": ["subworkflows"]
                     },
                     "utils_nextflow_pipeline": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "cd08c91373cd00a73255081340e4914485846ba1",
+                        "git_sha": "5caf7640a9ef1d18d765d55339be751bb0969dfa",
                         "installed_by": ["subworkflows"]
                     },
                     "utils_nfcore_pipeline": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "262b17ed2aad591039f914951659177e6c39a8d8",
+                        "git_sha": "5caf7640a9ef1d18d765d55339be751bb0969dfa",
                         "installed_by": ["subworkflows"]
                     },
                     "utils_nfvalidation_plugin": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "cd08c91373cd00a73255081340e4914485846ba1",
+                        "git_sha": "5caf7640a9ef1d18d765d55339be751bb0969dfa",
                         "installed_by": ["subworkflows"]
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/modules/local/aspera_cli/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/local/aspera_cli/tests/main.nf.test
index b2f5f1bd..63347000 100644
--- a/modules/local/aspera_cli/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/local/aspera_cli/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ nextflow_process {
     test("Should run without failures") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
-            }
-
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = [
diff --git a/modules/local/aspera_cli/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/local/aspera_cli/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index 15497822..0ba6a643 100644
--- a/modules/local/aspera_cli/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/local/aspera_cli/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-29T13:00:29.847293"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:52:00.601018"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/local/multiqc_mappings_config/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/local/multiqc_mappings_config/tests/main.nf.test
index 106f3248..dbb4d74f 100644
--- a/modules/local/multiqc_mappings_config/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/local/multiqc_mappings_config/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ nextflow_process {
     test("Should run without failures") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
-            }
-
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = file(params.pipelines_testdata_base_path + 'csv/SRX9626017_SRR13191702.mappings.csv', checkIfExists: true)
diff --git a/modules/local/multiqc_mappings_config/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/local/multiqc_mappings_config/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index 1a4d16c4..43e46f61 100644
--- a/modules/local/multiqc_mappings_config/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/local/multiqc_mappings_config/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2023-09-22T10:58:18.132284"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:52:12.65888"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/local/sra_fastq_ftp/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/local/sra_fastq_ftp/tests/main.nf.test
index f58aaae2..bf005290 100644
--- a/modules/local/sra_fastq_ftp/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/local/sra_fastq_ftp/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ nextflow_process {
     test("Should run without failures") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
-            }
-
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = [
diff --git a/modules/local/sra_fastq_ftp/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/local/sra_fastq_ftp/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index 531a5ec3..5b300f8c 100644
--- a/modules/local/sra_fastq_ftp/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/local/sra_fastq_ftp/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2023-12-20T23:33:35.159073"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:51:51.301654"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/local/sra_ids_to_runinfo/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/local/sra_ids_to_runinfo/tests/main.nf.test
index 2e510ea1..48797a1a 100644
--- a/modules/local/sra_ids_to_runinfo/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/local/sra_ids_to_runinfo/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ nextflow_process {
     test("Should run without failures") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
-            }
-
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = 'SRR13191702'
diff --git a/modules/local/sra_ids_to_runinfo/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/local/sra_ids_to_runinfo/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index 241efe2a..f7b6cee5 100644
--- a/modules/local/sra_ids_to_runinfo/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/local/sra_ids_to_runinfo/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2023-09-22T10:58:56.721948"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:52:05.345153"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/local/sra_runinfo_to_ftp/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/local/sra_runinfo_to_ftp/tests/main.nf.test
index 4b03249c..39db814a 100644
--- a/modules/local/sra_runinfo_to_ftp/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/local/sra_runinfo_to_ftp/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ nextflow_process {
     test("Should run without failures") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
-            }
-
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = file(params.pipelines_testdata_base_path + 'tsv/SRR13191702.runinfo.tsv', checkIfExists: true)
diff --git a/modules/local/sra_runinfo_to_ftp/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/local/sra_runinfo_to_ftp/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index cd246303..be190f5a 100644
--- a/modules/local/sra_runinfo_to_ftp/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/local/sra_runinfo_to_ftp/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2023-09-22T10:58:36.16611"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:51:45.748227"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/local/sra_to_samplesheet/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/local/sra_to_samplesheet/tests/main.nf.test
index 4458858e..ed765158 100644
--- a/modules/local/sra_to_samplesheet/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/local/sra_to_samplesheet/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ nextflow_process {
     test("Should run without failures") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
-            }
-
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = [id:'ERX1188904_ERR1109373', run_accession:'ERR1109373', experiment_accession:'ERX1188904', sample_accession:'SAMEA3643867',  experiment_alias:'ena-EXPERIMENT-CAM-03-11-2015-17:01:52:847-7', run_alias:'ena-RUN-CAM-03-11-2015-17:01:52:847-7',  sample_alias:'sample_56', study_alias:'ena-STUDY-CAM-02-11-2015-17:42:24:189-13', library_layout:'PAIRED', experiment_title:'Illumina HiSeq 2500 paired end sequencing', sample_title:'RNA-Seq reads mapped onto L. Boulardi Toti-like virus genome', sample_description:'RNA-Seq reads mapped onto L. Boulardi Toti-like virus genome', fastq_md5:'8d7d7b854d0207d1226477a30103fade;9fd57225d6c07a31843276d6df9b15c0;5a62e8f785687dce890cfb4fe3e607f9', fastq_ftp:'ftp.sra.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/fastq/ERR110/003/ERR1109373/ERR1109373.fastq.gz;ftp.sra.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/fastq/ERR110/003/ERR1109373/ERR1109373_1.fastq.gz;ftp.sra.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/fastq/ERR110/003/ERR1109373/ERR1109373_2.fastq.gz', fastq_1:'./results/fastq/ERX1188904_ERR1109373_1.fastq.gz', fastq_2:'./results/fastq/ERX1188904_ERR1109373_2.fastq.gz', md5_1:'9fd57225d6c07a31843276d6df9b15c0', md5_2:'5a62e8f785687dce890cfb4fe3e607f9', single_end:false]
diff --git a/modules/local/sra_to_samplesheet/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/local/sra_to_samplesheet/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index 8cc8686a..568f3ea7 100644
--- a/modules/local/sra_to_samplesheet/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/local/sra_to_samplesheet/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2023-09-22T10:58:27.169349"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:51:38.244046"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/main.nf.test
index 8cd0de8a..e9ea68dc 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ nextflow_process {
             params {
                 settings_path = '/tmp/.ncbi'
                 settings_file  = "${params.settings_path}/user-settings.mkfg"
-                outdir         = "$outputDir"
             }
 
             process {
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index 65a706d4..5e314f0b 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
                 "versions.yml:md5,3d6ee88cce1ee517e198633f062589a8"
             ]
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-09T22:43:44.996003"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:47:15.824443"
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/nextflow.config b/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/nextflow.config
index c4a96e94..df5def04 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/nextflow.config
+++ b/modules/nf-core/custom/sratoolsncbisettings/tests/nextflow.config
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ params.settings_file = "${params.settings_path}/user-settings.mkfg"
 env.NCBI_SETTINGS = params.settings_file
 
 process {
-
-    publishDir = { "${params.outdir}/${task.process.tokenize(':')[-1].tokenize('_')[0].toLowerCase()}" }
     withName: CUSTOM_SRATOOLSNCBISETTINGS {
         containerOptions = {
             (workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity') ?
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/sratools-fasterqdump.diff b/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/sratools-fasterqdump.diff
index 1fb8cbf4..089862bf 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/sratools-fasterqdump.diff
+++ b/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/sratools-fasterqdump.diff
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Changes in module 'nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump'
 
 --- modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/tests/main.nf.test
 +++ modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/tests/main.nf.test
-@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
+@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
      script "../main.nf"
      config "./nextflow.config"
      process "SRATOOLS_FASTERQDUMP"
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ Changes in module 'nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump'
 -    tag "untar"
 -    tag "sratools"
 -    tag "sratools/fasterqdump"
-+    tag "SRATOOLS_FASTERQDUMP"
 +
 +    tag "UNTAR"
  
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/tests/main.nf.test
index c64f6fc1..695394d4 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ nextflow_process {
         }
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
-            }
-
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = UNTAR.out.untar.map{ meta, files -> [ [ id:'test_single_end', single_end:true ], files]}
@@ -55,10 +51,6 @@ nextflow_process {
         }
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
-            }
-
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = UNTAR.out.untar.map{ meta, files -> [ [ id:'test_paired_end', single_end:false ], files]}
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index 0e590311..ce0f9800 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/nf-core/sratools/fasterqdump/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-30T18:02:53.958171"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "24.01.0"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T15:25:52.837288"
     },
     "Paired-end": {
         "content": [
@@ -65,6 +69,10 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-30T18:03:20.841426"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "24.01.0"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T15:26:42.466223"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/sratools/prefetch/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/nf-core/sratools/prefetch/tests/main.nf.test
index b0f5ffa2..c3ebd91e 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/sratools/prefetch/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/nf-core/sratools/prefetch/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ nextflow_process {
     test("sratools/prefetch") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "output"
-            }
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = Channel.of([ [ id:'test', single_end:false ], 'DRR000774' ])
@@ -29,9 +26,6 @@ nextflow_process {
     test("sratools/prefetch with sralite") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "output"
-            }
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = Channel.of([ [ id:'test', single_end:false ], 'SRR1170046' ])
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/sratools/prefetch/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/nf-core/sratools/prefetch/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index ab1d2088..946fc869 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/sratools/prefetch/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/nf-core/sratools/prefetch/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2023-10-13T12:11:24.563510389"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:49:02.309737"
     },
     "sratools/prefetch": {
         "content": [
@@ -67,6 +71,10 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2023-10-13T12:11:02.75256571"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:48:37.428307"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/untar/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/nf-core/untar/tests/main.nf.test
index 05134043..98b769ad 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/untar/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/nf-core/untar/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ nextflow_process {
     test("test_untar") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir   = "$outputDir"
-            }
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = [ [], file(params.modules_testdata_base_path + 'genomics/sarscov2/genome/db/kraken2.tar.gz', checkIfExists: true) ]
@@ -29,9 +26,6 @@ nextflow_process {
     test("test_untar_onlyfiles") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir   = "$outputDir"
-            }
             process {
                 """
                 input[0] = [ [], file(params.modules_testdata_base_path + 'generic/tar/hello.tar.gz', checkIfExists: true) ]
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/untar/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/nf-core/untar/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index ace42576..64550292 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/untar/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/nf-core/untar/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@
                 ]
             ]
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2023-10-18T11:56:46.878844"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:49:41.320643"
     },
     "test_untar": {
         "content": [
@@ -29,6 +33,10 @@
                 ]
             ]
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2023-10-18T11:56:08.16574"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:49:33.795172"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test b/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test
index 85c16bf9..f2e3f12a 100644
--- a/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test
+++ b/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ nextflow_function {
         function "sraCurateSamplesheetWarn"
 
         then {
-            assert function.success
-            assert snapshot(function.result).match()
+            assertAll(
+                { assert function.success },
+                { assert snapshot(function.result).match() }
+            )
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap b/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap
index 05840fc8..99fb20e7 100644
--- a/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap
+++ b/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap
@@ -1,16 +1,28 @@
 {
     "Function sraCurateSamplesheetWarn": {
         "content": null,
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T16:37:05.668505"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:55:41.001798"
     },
     "Function sraCheckENAMetadataFields [success]": {
         "content": null,
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T16:36:51.121603"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:55:33.679255"
     },
     "Function isSraId": {
         "content": [
             true
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T16:36:43.68958"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T11:55:29.999289"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.workflow_pipeline_completion.nf.test b/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.workflow_pipeline_completion.nf.test
index b2114675..b94f72cf 100644
--- a/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.workflow_pipeline_completion.nf.test
+++ b/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.workflow_pipeline_completion.nf.test
@@ -8,15 +8,12 @@ nextflow_workflow {
     test("Should run") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "tests/results"
-            }
             workflow {
                 """
                 email           = null
                 email_on_fail   = null
                 plaintext_email = false
-                outdir          = "tests/results"
+                outdir          = 'results'
                 monochrome_logs = false
                 hook_url        = null
 
diff --git a/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.workflow_pipeline_initialisation.nf.test b/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.workflow_pipeline_initialisation.nf.test
index 377d91f2..e04aa726 100644
--- a/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.workflow_pipeline_initialisation.nf.test
+++ b/subworkflows/local/utils_nfcore_fetchngs_pipeline/tests/main.workflow_pipeline_initialisation.nf.test
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
     test("Should run") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "tests/results"
-            }
             workflow {
                 """
                 version             = false
@@ -18,7 +15,7 @@ nextflow_workflow {
                 validate_params     = false
                 monochrome_logs     = false
                 nextflow_cli_args   = []
-                outdir              = "$params.outdir"
+                outdir              = 'results'
                 ena_metadata_fields = null
 
                 input[0] = version
diff --git a/subworkflows/nf-core/fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools/tests/main.nf.test b/subworkflows/nf-core/fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools/tests/main.nf.test
index 7293a792..7b41ed7e 100644
--- a/subworkflows/nf-core/fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/subworkflows/nf-core/fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
                 input[1] = []
                 """
             }
-            params {
-                outdir = "output"
-            }
         }
 
         then {
diff --git a/subworkflows/nf-core/fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/subworkflows/nf-core/fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index d64857ef..485411da 100644
--- a/subworkflows/nf-core/fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/subworkflows/nf-core/fastq_download_prefetch_fasterqdump_sratools/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             "nf-test": "0.8.4",
             "nextflow": "23.10.1"
         },
-        "timestamp": "2024-02-01T08:34:54.56022"
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:02:56.176292"
     },
     "test_pe_reads_2_lines": {
         "content": [
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             "nf-test": "0.8.4",
             "nextflow": "23.10.1"
         },
-        "timestamp": "2024-02-01T08:34:54.532626"
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:02:56.166207"
     },
     "test_pe_reads_2_size": {
         "content": [
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             "nf-test": "0.8.4",
             "nextflow": "23.10.1"
         },
-        "timestamp": "2024-02-01T08:34:54.542804"
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:02:56.168869"
     },
     "versions": {
         "content": [
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
         ],
         "meta": {
             "nf-test": "0.8.4",
-            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+            "nextflow": "24.01.0"
         },
-        "timestamp": "2024-02-01T08:34:54.570734"
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T15:19:18.755939"
     },
     "test_pe_reads_1_size": {
         "content": [
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
         ],
         "meta": {
             "nf-test": "0.8.4",
-            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+            "nextflow": "24.01.0"
         },
-        "timestamp": "2024-02-01T08:34:54.525795"
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T15:19:18.677234"
     },
     "test_se_reads_lines": {
         "content": [
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
             "nf-test": "0.8.4",
             "nextflow": "23.10.1"
         },
-        "timestamp": "2024-02-01T08:34:54.550392"
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:02:56.171227"
     },
     "test_pe_reads_1_lines": {
         "content": [
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@
             "nf-test": "0.8.4",
             "nextflow": "23.10.1"
         },
-        "timestamp": "2024-02-01T08:34:54.509486"
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:02:56.161354"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nextflow_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap b/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nextflow_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap
index db2030f8..e3f0baf4 100644
--- a/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nextflow_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap
+++ b/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nextflow_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap
@@ -3,10 +3,18 @@
         "content": [
             "v9.9.9"
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T11:32:36.031083"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:02:05.308243"
     },
     "Test Function checkCondaChannels": {
         "content": null,
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T11:32:50.456"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:02:12.425833"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nextflow_pipeline/tests/main.workflow.nf.test b/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nextflow_pipeline/tests/main.workflow.nf.test
index 94e7198c..13782037 100644
--- a/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nextflow_pipeline/tests/main.workflow.nf.test
+++ b/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nextflow_pipeline/tests/main.workflow.nf.test
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
     test("Should run no inputs") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "tests/results"
-            }
             workflow {
                 """
                 print_version        = false
@@ -36,9 +33,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
     test("Should print version") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "tests/results"
-            }
             workflow {
                 """
                 print_version        = true
@@ -65,19 +59,16 @@ nextflow_workflow {
     test("Should dump params") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
-            }
             workflow {
                 """
                 print_version        = false
                 dump_parameters      = true
-                outdir               = params.outdir
+                outdir               = 'results'
                 check_conda_channels = false
 
                 input[0] = false
                 input[1] = true
-                input[2] = params.outdir
+                input[2] = outdir
                 input[3] = false
                 """
             }
@@ -93,19 +84,16 @@ nextflow_workflow {
     test("Should not create params JSON if no output directory") {
 
         when {
-            params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
-            }
             workflow {
                 """
                 print_version        = false
                 dump_parameters      = true
-                outdir               = params.outdir
+                outdir               = null
                 check_conda_channels = false
 
                 input[0] = false
                 input[1] = true
-                input[2] = null
+                input[2] = outdir
                 input[3] = false
                 """
             }
diff --git a/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nfcore_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap b/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nfcore_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap
index 10f948e6..1037232c 100644
--- a/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nfcore_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap
+++ b/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nfcore_pipeline/tests/main.function.nf.test.snap
@@ -1,25 +1,41 @@
 {
     "Test Function checkProfileProvided": {
         "content": null,
-        "timestamp": "2024-02-09T15:43:55.145717"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:03:03.360873"
     },
     "Test Function checkConfigProvided": {
         "content": [
             true
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T11:34:13.548431224"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:02:59.729647"
     },
     "Test Function nfCoreLogo": {
         "content": [
             "\n\n-\u001b[2m----------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m-\n                                        \u001b[0;32m,--.\u001b[0;30m/\u001b[0;32m,-.\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;34m        ___     __   __   __   ___     \u001b[0;32m/,-._.--~'\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;34m  |\\ | |__  __ /  ` /  \\ |__) |__         \u001b[0;33m}  {\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;34m  | \\| |       \\__, \\__/ |  \\ |___     \u001b[0;32m\\`-._,-`-,\u001b[0m\n                                        \u001b[0;32m`._,._,'\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;35m  nextflow_workflow v9.9.9\u001b[0m\n-\u001b[2m----------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m-\n"
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T11:34:38.840454873"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:03:10.562934"
     },
     "Test Function workflowCitation": {
         "content": [
             "If you use nextflow_workflow for your analysis please cite:\n\n* The pipeline\n  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5070524\n\n* The nf-core framework\n  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-020-0439-x\n\n* Software dependencies\n  https://github.com/nextflow_workflow/blob/master/CITATIONS.md"
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T11:34:22.24352016"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:03:07.019761"
     },
     "Test Function without logColours": {
         "content": [
@@ -73,13 +89,21 @@
                 "biwhite": ""
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T11:35:04.418416984"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:03:17.969323"
     },
     "Test Function dashedLine": {
         "content": [
             "-\u001b[2m----------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m-"
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T11:34:55.420000755"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:03:14.366181"
     },
     "Test Function with logColours": {
         "content": [
@@ -133,6 +157,10 @@
                 "biwhite": "\u001b[1;97m"
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T11:35:13.436366565"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:03:21.714424"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nfcore_pipeline/tests/main.workflow.nf.test.snap b/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nfcore_pipeline/tests/main.workflow.nf.test.snap
index d07ce54c..859d1030 100644
--- a/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nfcore_pipeline/tests/main.workflow.nf.test.snap
+++ b/subworkflows/nf-core/utils_nfcore_pipeline/tests/main.workflow.nf.test.snap
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        "timestamp": "2024-01-19T11:35:22.538940073"
+        "meta": {
+            "nf-test": "0.8.4",
+            "nextflow": "23.10.1"
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2024-02-28T12:03:25.726491"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/workflows/sra/tests/main.nf.test b/workflows/sra/tests/main.nf.test
index dddc5275..1e2856c1 100644
--- a/workflows/sra/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/workflows/sra/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
                 input[0] = Channel.from("DRX026011", "ERX1234253", "SRX6725035")
                 """
             }
-            params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
-            }
         }
 
         then {
diff --git a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_custom_ena_metadata_fields.nf.test b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_custom_ena_metadata_fields.nf.test
index 98d1432d..c8d17876 100644
--- a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_custom_ena_metadata_fields.nf.test
+++ b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_custom_ena_metadata_fields.nf.test
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
                 """
             }
             params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
                 nf_core_pipeline = "rnaseq"
                 ena_metadata_fields = "run_accession,experiment_accession,library_layout,fastq_ftp,fastq_md5"
                 sample_mapping_fields = "run_accession,library_layout"
diff --git a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_download_method_aspera.nf.test b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_download_method_aspera.nf.test
index d36f9095..d431a571 100644
--- a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_download_method_aspera.nf.test
+++ b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_download_method_aspera.nf.test
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
                 """
             }
             params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
                 download_method = 'aspera'
             }
         }
diff --git a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_download_method_sratools.nf.test b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_download_method_sratools.nf.test
index 05613f1e..e4f8c2d2 100644
--- a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_download_method_sratools.nf.test
+++ b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_download_method_sratools.nf.test
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
                 """
             }
             params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
                 download_method = 'sratools'
             }
         }
diff --git a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_atacseq.nf.test b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_atacseq.nf.test
index 522ab75b..72f8d595 100644
--- a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_atacseq.nf.test
+++ b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_atacseq.nf.test
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
                 """
             }
             params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
                 nf_core_pipeline = "atacseq"
             }
         }
diff --git a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_rnaseq.nf.test b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_rnaseq.nf.test
index f6f1b560..2e20902a 100644
--- a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_rnaseq.nf.test
+++ b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_rnaseq.nf.test
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
                 """
             }
             params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
                 nf_core_pipeline = "rnaseq"
             }
         }
diff --git a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_taxprofiler.nf.test b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_taxprofiler.nf.test
index b9373b57..50650b79 100644
--- a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_taxprofiler.nf.test
+++ b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_taxprofiler.nf.test
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
                 """
             }
             params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
                 nf_core_pipeline = "taxprofiler"
             }
         }
diff --git a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_viralrecon.nf.test b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_viralrecon.nf.test
index 4985b9d0..1fe9cc41 100644
--- a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_viralrecon.nf.test
+++ b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_nf_core_pipeline_viralrecon.nf.test
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
                 """
             }
             params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
                 nf_core_pipeline = "viralrecon"
             }
         }
diff --git a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_skip_fastq_download.nf.test b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_skip_fastq_download.nf.test
index 245dbb80..8663cf3f 100644
--- a/workflows/sra/tests/sra_skip_fastq_download.nf.test
+++ b/workflows/sra/tests/sra_skip_fastq_download.nf.test
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ nextflow_workflow {
                 """
             }
             params {
-                outdir = "$outputDir"
                 skip_fastq_download = true
             }
         }