diff --git a/misc-scripts/density_feature/submit_density_features.pl b/misc-scripts/density_feature/submit_density_features.pl
index 2f23bdb6a9dd8b267a7eff43a4996def97a3bc11..6be8f9d9558e0e045857fe162bcb23791a812404 100644
--- a/misc-scripts/density_feature/submit_density_features.pl
+++ b/misc-scripts/density_feature/submit_density_features.pl
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ $prod_dbh->disconnect;
 	    $file_name_end = "_repeat";
 	    $script = "$SERVERROOT/repeat_coverage_calc.pl";
 	    $script_title = "repeat coverage calculation";
-	    $option = " -d ";
+	    $option = " -pattern ";
 	}
 	case 'gene_density' {
 	    for (my $i=0; $i<$host_count;$i++) {