diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/Utils.groovy b/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/Utils.groovy
index f5b2ba6c02..7378f26f5e 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/Utils.groovy
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/Utils.groovy
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Utils {
                 "  The observed channel order is \n" +
                 "  ${channels}" +
                 "  but the following channel order is required:\n" +
-                "  ${required_channels}\n" +
+                "  ${required_channels_in_order}\n" +
                 "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
         }
     }