diff --git a/steps/compress.cwl b/steps/compress.cwl
index 07d07219e43a20e5956820e246470f30f3f33623..7d92ab1179144ab360d001ae2624845d45d515c7 100644
--- a/steps/compress.cwl
+++ b/steps/compress.cwl
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ cwlVersion: v1.0
 inputs: 
   - id: directory
     type: Directory
-    
 outputs: 
   - id: compressed
     type: File
@@ -19,9 +18,9 @@ requirements:
 #  InlineJavascriptRequirement: {} 
   InitialWorkDirRequirement:
     listing:
+      - entry: $(inputs.directory)
       - entryname: 'tar.sh' 
         entry: |
           #!/bin/bash
           mkdir out
-          tar -cvf out/$(inputs.directory.basename).tar.gz $(inputs.directory.path)
-
+          tar -h -cvf out/$(inputs.directory.basename).tar $(inputs.directory.basename)