diff --git a/tasks/species_typing/task_tbp_parser.wdl b/tasks/species_typing/task_tbp_parser.wdl
index 511cefd0f..c18bbd098 100644
--- a/tasks/species_typing/task_tbp_parser.wdl
+++ b/tasks/species_typing/task_tbp_parser.wdl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ task tbp_parser {
     Int coverage_threshold = 100
     Boolean tbp_parser_debug = false
 
-    String docker = "us-docker.pkg.dev/general-theiagen/theiagen/tbp-parser:1.1.1"
+    String docker = "us-docker.pkg.dev/general-theiagen/theiagen/tbp-parser:1.1.4"
     Int disk_size = 100
     Int memory = 4
     Int cpu = 1
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ task tbp_parser {
 
     # get genome average depth
     samtools depth -J ~{tbprofiler_bam} | awk -F "\t" '{sum+=$3} END { print sum/NR }' | tee AVG_DEPTH
+
+    # add sample id to the beginning of the coverage report
+    awk '{print "~{samplename},"$0}' ~{samplename}.percent_gene_coverage.csv > tmp.csv && mv -f tmp.csv ~{samplename}.percent_gene_coverage.csv
   >>>
   output {
     File tbp_parser_looker_report_csv = "~{samplename}.looker_report.csv"
diff --git a/tasks/species_typing/task_tbprofiler.wdl b/tasks/species_typing/task_tbprofiler.wdl
index bb8b4e21d..5e56db8e9 100644
--- a/tasks/species_typing/task_tbprofiler.wdl
+++ b/tasks/species_typing/task_tbprofiler.wdl
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ task tbprofiler {
     String tbprofiler_docker_image = "us-docker.pkg.dev/general-theiagen/staphb/tbprofiler:4.4.2"
     Int disk_size = 100
     String mapper = "bwa"
-    String caller = "freebayes"
+    String variant_caller = "freebayes"
+    String? variant_calling_params
     Int min_depth = 10
     Float min_af = 0.1
     Float min_af_pred = 0.1
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ task tbprofiler {
 
     # check if new database file is provided and not empty
     if [ "~{tbprofiler_run_custom_db}" = true ] ; then
-
       echo "Found new database file ~{tbprofiler_custom_db}"
       prefix=$(basename "~{tbprofiler_custom_db}" | sed 's/\.tar\.gz$//')
       echo "New database will be created with prefix $prefix"
@@ -53,11 +53,8 @@ task tbprofiler {
       tb-profiler load_library ./"$prefix"/"$prefix"
 
       TBDB="--db $prefix"
-
     else
-
       TBDB=""
-
     fi
 
     # Run tb-profiler on the input reads with samplename prefix
@@ -66,11 +63,11 @@ task tbprofiler {
       ${INPUT_READS} \
       --prefix ~{samplename} \
       --mapper ~{mapper} \
-      --caller ~{caller} \
+      --caller ~{variant_caller} \
+      --calling_params "~{variant_calling_params}" \
       --min_depth ~{min_depth} \
       --af ~{min_af} \
-      --reporting_af \
-      ~{min_af_pred} \
+      --reporting_af ~{min_af_pred} \
       --coverage_fraction_threshold ~{cov_frac_threshold} \
       --csv --txt \
       $TBDB
@@ -81,6 +78,11 @@ task tbprofiler {
     # touch optional output files because wdl
     touch GENE_NAME LOCUS_TAG VARIANT_SUBSTITUTIONS OUTPUT_SEQ_METHOD_TYPE
 
+    # merge all vcf files if multiple are present
+    bcftools index ./vcf/*bcf
+    bcftools index ./vcf/*gz
+    bcftools merge --force-samples ./vcf/*bcf ./vcf/*gz > ./vcf/~{samplename}.targets.csq.merged.vcf
+
     python3 <<CODE
     import csv
     import json
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ task tbprofiler {
     File tbprofiler_output_json = "./results/~{samplename}.results.json"
     File tbprofiler_output_bam = "./bam/~{samplename}.bam"
     File tbprofiler_output_bai = "./bam/~{samplename}.bam.bai"
+    File tbprofiler_output_vcf = "./vcf/~{samplename}.targets.csq.merged.vcf"
     String version = read_string("VERSION")
     String tbprofiler_main_lineage = read_string("MAIN_LINEAGE")
     String tbprofiler_sub_lineage = read_string("SUB_LINEAGE")
diff --git a/tests/workflows/theiaprok/test_wf_theiaprok_illumina_pe.yml b/tests/workflows/theiaprok/test_wf_theiaprok_illumina_pe.yml
index 550f11d99..9a2f4de0d 100644
--- a/tests/workflows/theiaprok/test_wf_theiaprok_illumina_pe.yml
+++ b/tests/workflows/theiaprok/test_wf_theiaprok_illumina_pe.yml
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/tasks/species_typing/task_sonneityping.wdl
       md5sum: aeb12cf9a0db4e34f2aecbaba51c30fb
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/tasks/species_typing/task_tbprofiler.wdl
-      md5sum: c2a8c0978cc1bd65656584e1bad9dca7
+      md5sum: a90fc52112a8333361f96e50b316d03b
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/tasks/species_typing/task_ts_mlst.wdl
       md5sum: d49ae0b02e798af0636eb2721bb434b4
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/tasks/task_versioning.wdl
@@ -634,9 +634,9 @@
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/tasks/utilities/task_broad_terra_tools.wdl
       md5sum: 4106837e51f6445e02776e0a74606ed5
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_illumina_pe.wdl
-      md5sum: 3acf4dcddbb44d547b69f597761cc048
+      md5sum: 6da70123ba3fd1a3ec5434ef21a4c0cb
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/workflows/utilities/wf_merlin_magic.wdl
-      md5sum: 00bd2489b2a7aa5b88340a940961a857
+      md5sum: 90eb6ac7463058a81da77120aa45138b
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/workflows/utilities/wf_read_QC_trim_pe.wdl
       contains: ["version", "QC", "output"]
     - path: miniwdl_run/workflow.log
diff --git a/tests/workflows/theiaprok/test_wf_theiaprok_illumina_se.yml b/tests/workflows/theiaprok/test_wf_theiaprok_illumina_se.yml
index da64dae0b..692d140c3 100644
--- a/tests/workflows/theiaprok/test_wf_theiaprok_illumina_se.yml
+++ b/tests/workflows/theiaprok/test_wf_theiaprok_illumina_se.yml
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/tasks/species_typing/task_sonneityping.wdl
       md5sum: aeb12cf9a0db4e34f2aecbaba51c30fb
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/tasks/species_typing/task_tbprofiler.wdl
-      md5sum: c2a8c0978cc1bd65656584e1bad9dca7
+      md5sum: a90fc52112a8333361f96e50b316d03b
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/tasks/species_typing/task_ts_mlst.wdl
       md5sum: d49ae0b02e798af0636eb2721bb434b4
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/tasks/task_versioning.wdl
@@ -600,9 +600,9 @@
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/tasks/utilities/task_broad_terra_tools.wdl
       md5sum: 4106837e51f6445e02776e0a74606ed5
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_illumina_se.wdl
-      md5sum: 3e19938fc8a624c7948b57867865561a
+      md5sum: e2fbc89ced1fd8e44106e8c12dd9c129
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/workflows/utilities/wf_merlin_magic.wdl
-      md5sum: 00bd2489b2a7aa5b88340a940961a857
+      md5sum: 90eb6ac7463058a81da77120aa45138b
     - path: miniwdl_run/wdl/workflows/utilities/wf_read_QC_trim_se.wdl
       md5sum: 53d322d895837c0bcb049786572e944d
     - path: miniwdl_run/workflow.log
diff --git a/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_illumina_pe.wdl b/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_illumina_pe.wdl
index d545cb863..181b35e4b 100644
--- a/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_illumina_pe.wdl
+++ b/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_illumina_pe.wdl
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ workflow theiaprok_illumina_pe {
     File? tbprofiler_output_file = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_file
     File? tbprofiler_output_bam = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_bam
     File? tbprofiler_output_bai = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_bai
+    File? tbprofiler_output_vcf = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_vcf
     String? tbprofiler_version = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_version
     String? tbprofiler_main_lineage = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_main_lineage
     String? tbprofiler_sub_lineage = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_sub_lineage
diff --git a/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_illumina_se.wdl b/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_illumina_se.wdl
index d29971ea0..1c44445ec 100644
--- a/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_illumina_se.wdl
+++ b/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_illumina_se.wdl
@@ -788,6 +788,7 @@ workflow theiaprok_illumina_se {
     File? tbprofiler_output_file = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_file
     File? tbprofiler_output_bam = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_bam
     File? tbprofiler_output_bai = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_bai
+    File? tbprofiler_output_vcf = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_vcf
     String? tbprofiler_version = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_version
     String? tbprofiler_main_lineage = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_main_lineage
     String? tbprofiler_sub_lineage = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_sub_lineage
diff --git a/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_ont.wdl b/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_ont.wdl
index 690d7715d..ff4dc595c 100644
--- a/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_ont.wdl
+++ b/workflows/theiaprok/wf_theiaprok_ont.wdl
@@ -750,6 +750,7 @@ workflow theiaprok_ont {
     File? tbprofiler_output_file = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_file
     File? tbprofiler_output_bam = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_bam
     File? tbprofiler_output_bai = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_bai
+    File? tbprofiler_output_vcf = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_output_vcf
     String? tbprofiler_version = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_version
     String? tbprofiler_main_lineage = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_main_lineage
     String? tbprofiler_sub_lineage = merlin_magic.tbprofiler_sub_lineage
diff --git a/workflows/utilities/wf_merlin_magic.wdl b/workflows/utilities/wf_merlin_magic.wdl
index 30ce3cf4a..1b820d26d 100644
--- a/workflows/utilities/wf_merlin_magic.wdl
+++ b/workflows/utilities/wf_merlin_magic.wdl
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ workflow merlin_magic {
     Boolean call_shigeifinder_reads_input = false
     Boolean assembly_only = false
     Boolean theiaeuk = false
+    String? tbprofiler_mapper
+    Int? tbprofiler_min_depth
+    Float? tbprofiler_min_af
+    Float? tbprofiler_min_af_pred
+    Int? tbprofiler_cov_frac_threshold
+    String? tbprofiler_variant_caller
+    String? tbprofiler_variant_calling_params
     Boolean tbprofiler_run_custom_db = false
     File tbprofiler_custom_db = "gs://theiagen-public-files/terra/theiaprok-files/tbdb_varpipe_combined_nodups.tar.gz"
     Boolean tbprofiler_additional_outputs = false
@@ -252,7 +259,14 @@ workflow merlin_magic {
           samplename = samplename,
           tbprofiler_run_custom_db = tbprofiler_run_custom_db,
           tbprofiler_custom_db = tbprofiler_custom_db,
-          ont_data = ont_data
+          ont_data = ont_data,
+          mapper = tbprofiler_mapper,
+          variant_caller = tbprofiler_variant_caller,
+          variant_calling_params = tbprofiler_variant_calling_params,
+          min_depth = tbprofiler_min_depth,
+          min_af = tbprofiler_min_af,
+          min_af_pred = tbprofiler_min_af_pred,
+          cov_frac_threshold = tbprofiler_cov_frac_threshold
       }
       if (tbprofiler_additional_outputs) {
         call tbp_parser_task.tbp_parser {
@@ -580,6 +594,7 @@ workflow merlin_magic {
     File? tbprofiler_output_file = tbprofiler.tbprofiler_output_csv
     File? tbprofiler_output_bam = tbprofiler.tbprofiler_output_bam
     File? tbprofiler_output_bai = tbprofiler.tbprofiler_output_bai
+    File? tbprofiler_output_vcf = tbprofiler.tbprofiler_output_vcf
     String? tbprofiler_version = tbprofiler.version
     String? tbprofiler_main_lineage = tbprofiler.tbprofiler_main_lineage
     String? tbprofiler_sub_lineage = tbprofiler.tbprofiler_sub_lineage