diff --git a/misc-scripts/assembly/mapping_stats.pl b/misc-scripts/assembly/mapping_stats.pl
index 65a796b8cb58aaba354664cff66ac54b5ef63fc6..818999837e3fd5a35f44c967f7da8115c7cc9585 100755
--- a/misc-scripts/assembly/mapping_stats.pl
+++ b/misc-scripts/assembly/mapping_stats.pl
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ if ($support->param('help') or $support->error) {
 $support->comma_to_list('chromosomes');
 
 # ask user to confirm parameters to proceed
-$support->confirm_params;
+# $support->confirm_params;
 
 # get log filehandle and print heading and parameters to logfile
 $support->init_log;