diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 30f6b4d92b..113bd1e762 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - [#777](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/pull/777) - Fix mixed up aws full size tests output paths
 - [#789](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/issues/789) - Fix somatic mutect2 test
 - [#793](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/pull/793) - Remove DeepVariant GVCF from annotation
+- [#794](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/issues/794) - Fix publishing for unzipped reference files
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/conf/modules.config b/conf/modules.config
index be83988e97..0ca7945812 100644
--- a/conf/modules.config
+++ b/conf/modules.config
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ process {
 
     withName: 'UNZIP_ALLELES|UNZIP_LOCI|UNZIP_GC|UNZIP_RT'{
         ext.when         = { params.tools && params.tools.split(',').contains('ascat')}
+        publishDir       = [
+            enabled: false
+        ]
     }
 
     withName: 'UNTAR_CHR_DIR'{