diff --git a/steps/DP3.AOFlaggerStepGenerator.cwl b/steps/DP3.AOFlaggerStepGenerator.cwl
index 58effb4851263e05e5de9ac0712a6e2c533aa333..2a70f602771d7e5e669ba46ee395550807bb379d 100755
--- a/steps/DP3.AOFlaggerStepGenerator.cwl
+++ b/steps/DP3.AOFlaggerStepGenerator.cwl
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ inputs:
     default: true
     doc: Write the quality statistics?
 outputs:
-  - id: parameters_out
+  - id: augmented_steps
     outputSource:
-      - DP3_GenericStep/parameters_out
+      - DP3_GenericStep/augmented_steps
     type: Any[]
 
 steps:
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ steps:
       - id: keepstatistics
         source: keepstatistics
     out:
-      - parameters_out
+      - augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.GenericStep.cwl
 requirements:
   - class: StepInputExpressionRequirement
diff --git a/steps/DP3.AveragerStepGenerator.cwl b/steps/DP3.AveragerStepGenerator.cwl
index 411efad25f2bbd2118f2dad56b7d1675ec62c384..16b3b973c4b39e238897edad98eb5d1887748f9d 100755
--- a/steps/DP3.AveragerStepGenerator.cwl
+++ b/steps/DP3.AveragerStepGenerator.cwl
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ inputs:
       <step>.freqstep
     default: 0
 outputs:
-  - id: parameters_out
+  - id: augmented_steps
     outputSource:
-      - DP3_GenericStep/parameters_out
+      - DP3_GenericStep/augmented_steps
     type: Any[]
 
 steps:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ steps:
       - id: freqresolution
         source: freqresolution
     out:
-      - parameters_out
+      - augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.GenericStep.cwl
 requirements:
   - class: StepInputExpressionRequirement
diff --git a/steps/DP3.DemixerStepGenerator.cwl b/steps/DP3.DemixerStepGenerator.cwl
index 24b3732af9c17efe39aebc663cb83b286c619c8a..caaa14ce8004716f969fb9b88f8589ba2a0167b9 100755
--- a/steps/DP3.DemixerStepGenerator.cwl
+++ b/steps/DP3.DemixerStepGenerator.cwl
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ inputs:
     type: int
     doc: Maximum number of iterations used in the LM solve
 outputs:
-- id: parameters_out
+- id: augmented_steps
   outputSource:
-    - DP3_GenericStep/parameters_out
+    - DP3_GenericStep/augmented_steps
   type: Any[]
 
 steps:
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ steps:
     - id: maxiter
       source: maxiter
     out:
-      - parameters_out
+      - augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.GenericStep.cwl
 requirements:
   - class: StepInputExpressionRequirement
diff --git a/steps/DP3.GenericStep.cwl b/steps/DP3.GenericStep.cwl
index a4e4149d52a6da175bd7ccad833ab1f0bed16820..38829da42ed0deaac51bcf92c7c105e9139d4108 100755
--- a/steps/DP3.GenericStep.cwl
+++ b/steps/DP3.GenericStep.cwl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ inputs:
     type: Any?
 
 outputs:
-  - id: parameters_out
+  - id: augmented_steps
     type: Any[]
 expression: |-
   ${
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ expression: |-
 
    var out_parameters =  in_parameters == null ? [new_step] : in_parameters.concat(new_step)
 
-   return {'parameters_out': out_parameters};
+   return {'augmented_steps': out_parameters};
   }
diff --git a/steps/DP3.PreflaggerStepGenerator.cwl b/steps/DP3.PreflaggerStepGenerator.cwl
index f3427fc81001d5c2fa17ffa800474043b3ffd1e9..b1ff11afefa2122136e784f437b9a46e9a42fd78 100755
--- a/steps/DP3.PreflaggerStepGenerator.cwl
+++ b/steps/DP3.PreflaggerStepGenerator.cwl
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ inputs:
     type: float
     doc: Correlation data with imaginary complex part > imagmax will match.
 outputs:
-- id: parameters_out
+- id: augmented_steps
   outputSource:
-    - DP3_GenericStep/parameters_out
+    - DP3_GenericStep/augmented_steps
   type: Any[]
 
 steps:
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ steps:
       - id: imagmax
         source: imagmax
     out:
-      - parameters_out
+      - augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.GenericStep.cwl
 
 requirements:
diff --git a/subworkflow/ndppp_prep_cal.cwl b/subworkflow/ndppp_prep_cal.cwl
index dda41c7047ee42bd3d2f038801a3eae42872bee8..4e6dc0e28cec2aa514101dcd1a16ce782a79c334 100644
--- a/subworkflow/ndppp_prep_cal.cwl
+++ b/subworkflow/ndppp_prep_cal.cwl
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ steps:
         source:
           - baselines_to_flag
     out:
-      - id: parameters_out
+      - id: augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.PreflaggerStepGenerator.cwl
     'sbg:x': 1160.802978515625
     'sbg:y': -95.15213775634766
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ steps:
     in:
       - id: input_parset
         source:
-          - flagbaseline/parameters_out
+          - flagbaseline/augmented_steps
       - id: step_name
         default: flagelev
       - id: elevation
         source: elevation_to_flag
     out:
-      - id: parameters_out
+      - id: augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.PreflaggerStepGenerator.cwl
     'sbg:x': 1459.2421875
     'sbg:y': -83.970458984375
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ steps:
         source: raw_data
       - id: a_arguments
         source:
-          - aoflag/parameters_out
+          - aoflag/augmented_steps
     out:
       - id: output_arguments
     run: ../steps/DP3.ParsetSelector.cwl
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ steps:
     in:
       - id: input_parset
         source:
-          - flagelev/parameters_out
+          - flagelev/augmented_steps
       - id: step_name
         default: flagamp
       - id: amplmin
         source: min_amplitude_to_flag
     out:
-      - id: parameters_out
+      - id: augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.PreflaggerStepGenerator.cwl
     'sbg:x': 1659.302001953125
     'sbg:y': -23
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ steps:
       - id: chan
         default: '[0..nchan/32-1,31*nchan/32..nchan-1]'
     out:
-      - id: parameters_out
+      - id: augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.PreflaggerStepGenerator.cwl
     'sbg:x': 53.59375762939453
     'sbg:y': -119.96077728271484
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ steps:
     in:
       - id: steps
         source:
-          - flagedge/parameters_out
+          - flagedge/augmented_steps
       - id: step_name
         default: aoflag
       - id: memoryperc
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ steps:
       - id: keepstatistics
         default: false
     out:
-      - id: parameters_out
+      - id: augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.AOFlaggerStepGenerator.cwl
     'sbg:x': 357.934326171875
     'sbg:y': -129.337890625
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ steps:
         source: demix
       - id: a_arguments
         source:
-          - demixstepgenerator/parameters_out
+          - demixstepgenerator/augmented_steps
       - id: b_arguments
         source:
-          - flagamp/parameters_out
+          - flagamp/augmented_steps
     out:
       - id: output_arguments
     run: ../steps/DP3.ParsetSelector.cwl
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ steps:
     in:
       - id: steps
         source:
-          - flagamp/parameters_out
+          - flagamp/augmented_steps
     out:
-      - id: parameters_out
+      - id: augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.DemixerStepGenerator.cwl
     'sbg:x': 1828.623046875
     'sbg:y': 156.3474578857422
diff --git a/test_workflow/flag_average.cwl b/test_workflow/flag_average.cwl
index ba872d9bcb9b1624d8607d19ca701039ecab751b..953ef10c2f3b3dbda86d328c7bdc7e3b435a96e5 100644
--- a/test_workflow/flag_average.cwl
+++ b/test_workflow/flag_average.cwl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ steps:
   - id: aoflagger_step_generator
     in: []
     out:
-      - id: parameters_out
+      - id: augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.AOFlaggerStepGenerator.cwl
     'sbg:x': -1357.640625
     'sbg:y': -729.5
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ steps:
     in:
       - id: input_parset
         source:
-          - aoflagger_step_generator/parameters_out
+          - aoflagger_step_generator/augmented_steps
     out:
-      - id: parameters_out
+      - id: augmented_steps
     run: ../steps/DP3.AveragerStepGenerator.cwl
     'sbg:x': -1125
     'sbg:y': -729
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ steps:
     in:
       - id: steps
         source:
-          - average_step_generator/parameters_out
+          - average_step_generator/augmented_steps
     out:
       - id: output_parset
       - id: input_files