diff --git a/Functions_output.py b/Functions_output.py
index 846958416f0fea0d92e9100854f45dba84a22cf6..48affbb49d541b00291a3269d7c82fceae18ac87 100644
--- a/Functions_output.py
+++ b/Functions_output.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def genome_gff(pos_seg, gff, gfa, out_once, out_detail, out_var,target_genome_na
     print("generation of the genome's gff ")
 
     # create variables and open files
-    [once,detail,var,stats]=[True,True,True,False]
+    [once,detail,var,stats]=[True,False,True,False]
     if var:
         [paths,seg_seq]=get_segments_sequence_and_paths(gfa)
         file_out_var = open(out_var, 'w')