diff --git a/qp_woltka/__init__.py b/qp_woltka/__init__.py
index 23d4377..cc43f06 100644
--- a/qp_woltka/__init__.py
+++ b/qp_woltka/__init__.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 # WGS cell counts
 req_params = {
-    'synDNA hits': ('artifact', ['BIOM']),
+    'SynDNA hits': ('artifact', ['BIOM']),
     'Woltka per-genome': ('artifact', ['BIOM'])
 }
 opt_params = {
diff --git a/qp_woltka/tests/test_woltka.py b/qp_woltka/tests/test_woltka.py
index 866e5ae..6f5383b 100644
--- a/qp_woltka/tests/test_woltka.py
+++ b/qp_woltka/tests/test_woltka.py
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ def test_woltka_syndna_to_array(self):
         self.assertCountEqual(ainfo, exp)
 
     def test_calculate_cell_counts(self):
-        params = {'synDNA hits': 5, 'Woltka per-genome': 6,
+        params = {'SynDNA hits': 5, 'Woltka per-genome': 6,
                   'min_coverage': 1, 'read_length': 150,
                   'min_rsquared': 0.8}
         job_id = 'my-job-id'
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ def test_calculate_cell_counts(self):
             self.qclient, job_id, params, out_dir)
         self.assertFalse(success)
         self.assertEqual(msg, "No logs found, are you sure you selected the "
-                         "correct artifact for 'synDNA hits'?")
+                         "correct artifact for 'SynDNA hits'?")
 
         # this should fail too because but now we are getting deeper into
         # the validation
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ def test_calculate_cell_counts(self):
             'type': "BIOM",
             'name': "SynDNA Hits - Test",
             'prep': pid}
-        params['synDNA hits'] = self.qclient.post(
+        params['SynDNA hits'] = self.qclient.post(
             '/apitest/artifact/', data=data)['artifact']
 
         success, ainfo, msg = calculate_cell_counts(
diff --git a/qp_woltka/woltka.py b/qp_woltka/woltka.py
index f07e48b..2815b30 100644
--- a/qp_woltka/woltka.py
+++ b/qp_woltka/woltka.py
@@ -571,18 +571,18 @@ def calculate_cell_counts(qclient, job_id, parameters, out_dir):
     """
     error = ''
     # let's get the syndna_id and prep in a single go
-    syndna_id = parameters['synDNA hits']
+    syndna_id = parameters['SynDNA hits']
     syndna_files, prep = qclient.artifact_and_preparation_files(syndna_id)
     if 'log' not in syndna_files.keys():
         error = ("No logs found, are you sure you selected the correct "
-                 "artifact for 'synDNA hits'?")
+                 "artifact for 'SynDNA hits'?")
     else:
 
         lin_regress_by_sample_id_fp = [f for f in syndna_files['log']
                                        if 'lin_regress_by_sample_id' in f]
         if not lin_regress_by_sample_id_fp:
             error = ("No 'lin_regress_by_sample_id' log found, are you sure "
-                     " you selected the correct artifact for 'synDNA hits'?")
+                     " you selected the correct artifact for 'SynDNA hits'?")
         else:
             lin_regress_by_sample_id_fp = lin_regress_by_sample_id_fp[0]