diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 96e8dba9..03e9c48b 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ params {
     // Schema validation default options
     validationFailUnrecognisedParams = false
     validationLenientMode            = false
-    validationSchemaIgnoreParams     = 'genomes,igenomes_base'
+    validationSchemaIgnoreParams     = 'genomes'
     validationShowHiddenParams       = false
     validate_params                  = true